How ICE-response networks are being transformed for Minnesota elections

During Operation Metro Surge, neighbors formed networks to monitor immigration raids and deliver food. Now, Unidos MN is adapting that model to organize voters block by block. The post How ICE-response networks are being transformed for Minnesota elections appeared first on Sahan Journal.

By: Joey Peters

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 794

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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A local Latino advocacy group is organizing voters for this fall’s coming election using lessons learned from Operation Metro Surge.

Last year, Unidos MN trained around 50,000 observers on how to legally document and protest federal immigration raids throughout Minnesota through its constitutional-defense Monarca campaign.

Since the federal operation dwindled in the spring, Unidos has shifted these sessions to prepare for another thing which organizers implore is crucial for the community — …

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