From Constitutional Observers to Democracy Protectors: IDN launches statewide election protection network  - Midway Como Frogtown Monitor

From Constitutional Observers to Democracy Protectors: IDN launches statewide election protection network  - Midway Como Frogtown Monitor

The Immigrant Defense Network (IDN), a project of COPAL, is launching a statewide, nonpartisan Democracy Protection Initiative to carry the community infrastructure built during the immigration enforcement crisis into the 2026 election. During Operation Metro Surge, more than 35,000 Minnesotans trained as Constitutional Observers through IDN. “Together, we learned how to understand our constitutional rights, document enforcement activity, de-esc…