Good Faith Sara Groves' Borrowed Courage: Bearing Witness to ICE in Minnesota and the Gospel
Feb 15, 2026
Sara Groves, singer-songwriter and Twin Cities arts advocate, shares eyewitness accounts of ICE activity in St. Paul. She challenges common narratives about enforcement, explains Operation PARRIS and its effects on refugees, and reflects on “borrowed courage,” the cost of public witness, and how art and community can respond to fear and constitutional overreach.
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Neighborhoods Mobilize During ICE Raids
- Sara Groves describes neighbors forming informal networks to hide and support vulnerable people during ICE activity.
- She recounts military-style staging, surveillance trucks, and satellite vans altering cell signals in St. Paul neighborhoods.
Common Narratives Mask The Reality
- Sara Groves pushes back on the "paid agitators" and "only criminals" narratives as inaccurate and dehumanizing.
- She explains that enforcement is targeting lawful refugees and noncriminal community members, not just violent offenders.
Teen Citizens Detained At Target
- Sara Groves recounts two 17-year-old U.S. citizens detained at a Target and later released in a parking lot.
- She describes bystanders' shock and neighbors stepping in to care for those released into freezing conditions.
