Exvangelical What's Still Happening in Minneapolis-St. Paul Right Now with Jenny Booth Potter
Feb 27, 2026
Jenny Booth Potter, author and Minneapolis–St. Paul resident known for on-the-ground reporting and mutual aid work. She describes daily vigilance and community watch rituals. She traces sustained resistance back to 2020 organizing. She reveals covert tactics used to target immigrants. She urges small, sustained acts of solidarity and mutual aid.
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Everyday Anticipatory Anxiety In Minneapolis
- Minneapolis residents live with a constant anticipatory anxiety after recent ICE raids and killings.
- Jenny Booth Potter describes scanning roads for ICE, carrying whistles, and constantly charging phones to record incidents.
Sustained Community Watch And Mutual Aid
- Community solidarity is widespread and sustained, showing up as parents doing watch duty and volunteers outside daycares and schools.
- Jenny notes dual-language daycares with parents standing outside in freezing weather and regular neighborhood patrols.
People Hiding Neighbors And Undercover Traps
- Jenny shared a confirmed story of people hiding others in basements to keep them safe from ICE.
- She also recounted an incident where an undercover woman faked car trouble so ICE could swarm and detain a father of multiple children.
