The Resistance is Real

from the series Something I Said…

By DWIGHT HOBBES

ICE, as of February, downshifted from Operation Metro Surge’s disastrous all out occupation of South Minneapolis to a sinister method no less meant to run roughshod over civil rights. Local media reports document that, after the withdrawal from the state, nearly a thousand agents remained to spy on the area, near businesses and agricultural locales, conduct suburban surveillance and operate drones in the airspace above Somali and Mexican and Mexican American homes. Health care workers said agents even camped out in hospital parking lots. The idea is to sneak up on men, women and children, catch them unaware and spirit them away, the intent being to put them behind bars.

Despite desperate fear in the face of ruthless storm trooper tactics, the community rose up and stood strong during the outcry against the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. In response to ICE switching gears, still determined to arbitrarily detain and arrest people, particularly those of color, citizens have adapted, adjusting to form guerilla resistance. Networking to warn one another, activists and volunteers keep an ear to the ground and a sharp eye out. This enables them to quickly share information and spread word when agents are spotted.… Read the rest “The Resistance is Real”