US EditionMinneapolis residents shelter immigrant children separated from parents and sought by federal agents
More than 3,000 arrests since December have led Minneapolis residents and nonprofits to shelter immigrant children and provide ongoing support to affected families.
- Immigrant families in Minneapolis sought shelter from federal agents pursuing detention and deportation, aided by local volunteers appalled by aggressive tactics during the Trump administration's crackdown.
- A volunteer helping relocate an Ecuadorian family said she receives daily calls from 'terrified' families and tries to help as much as possible by arranging shelter, meals and childcare.
- The volunteer, who had previously voted for Trump due to his anti-abortion stance, said her frontline experience caused her to regret voting for him after witnessing the treatment of immigrant families.
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Minneapolis Trump voter now helps move immigrants' kids to safe houses to keep them away from his federal agents
When federal immigration agents pounded on the door of his Minneapolis home, the oldest son in a family of 10 knew he had to move his siblings to a safer place. Their mother, a 41-year-old Indigenous Ecuadorian office cleaner without a known criminal record besides minor traffic offenses, had been detained in early January because she entered the country illegally. Her eldest children feared they would be next, leaving behind their 5-month-old b…
Chicago Tribune
By JACK BROOK When federal immigration agents knocked on the door of his Minneapolis home, the oldest son in a family of 10 knew he had to move his siblings to a safer place. His mother, a 41-year-old Ecuadorian indigenous office cleaner with no criminal record other than minor traffic violations, had been arrested in early January for entering the country illegally. Her older children feared they would be next, leaving behind their five-month-o…
Minneapolis residents shelter immigrant children separated from parent
When federal immigration agents pounded on the door of his Minneapolis home, the oldest son in a family of 10 knew he had to move his siblings to a safer place. Their mother, a 41-year-old Indigenous Ecuadorian office cleaner without a known criminal record besides minor traffic offenses, had been detained in early January because she entered the country illegally. Her eldest children feared they would be next, leaving behind their 5-month-old b…
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Minneapolis residents shelter immigrant children separated from parents and sought by federal agents
As more than 2,000 federal agents surge in Minneapolis in an immigration crackdown and clash with protesters on the streets, countless residents are also quietly resisting the operation through grassroots networks sheltering and supporting immigrants.
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