US EditionWhistles and walkie-talkies: Minneapolis keeps guard over schools amid ICE arrests
Over 3,000 federal immigration agents have conducted 2,500 arrests since November, prompting parents and volunteers to patrol school areas to protect immigrant families.
- On Jan 17, parents and community volunteers began informal patrols around Twin Cities schools, using walkie-talkies and whistles to warn families and staff near Green Central Elementary amid heightened enforcement.
- Operation Metro Surge, which sent about 3,000 agents under the Trump administration, led the Department of Homeland Security to report more than 2,500 arrests amid fears after Renee Nicole Good's killing.
- Volunteer organizers described using walkie-talkies and whistles while Peter Brown, 81-year-old retired lawyer, stood watch in freezing conditions and others escorted families or delivered groceries.
- Families and childcare providers said Minneapolis Public School District and St. Paul Public Schools offer online classes to roughly 30,000 students until Feb. 12, while attendance at immigrant-area childcare centers dropped 50% and parents miss work raising rent and food funds.
- Across other cities, volunteers have launched similar patrols in Chicago and Los Angeles in recent months as public opinion polls on ICE show majority disapproval, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar wrote, `Little kids scared. This is no longer about a fraud investigation.
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Community on Alert: Parents Patrol Schools Amidst ICE Raids
Peter Brown, a retired lawyer, assists in guarding Green Central Elementary against ICE presence following a fatal incident. Across Minneapolis-St. Paul, parents form security patrols and aid immigrant families in response to increased federal agent activity, as schools employ online learning for safety amid pervasive fear.
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