Brother-in-Law Taken

from the series ICE Encounters…

By ANONYMOUS

I wanted to share my story, to document what is happening with ICE in our community. I am originally from Western Wisconsin, but visited Minneapolis every chance I had, once I got my driver’s license. Growing up gay in a small town, Minneapolis was a place of freedom and community I always dreamed of. I moved to South Minneapolis almost 30 years ago. I lived in several neighborhoods around South and ended up in Phillips because my husband grew up here. My husband was born in Mexico. His mom brought his siblings and him here in the early 1990s, looking for better opportunities. They started the legal process, which is very slow. Their priority date, even though applied for right away when they got here, was almost 15 years later.

My family’s experience with Ice started months before the surge in Minneapolis. In July, 2025, ICE agents surrounded my brother-in-law’s neighborhood in a northern suburb of Minneapolis. They created a checkpoint requiring all people traveling in and out to show ID and they directed all non-white people to pull over and have their vehicles inspected. They detained my BIL and 6 other men that day.… Read the rest “Brother-in-Law Taken”