In occupied Minneapolis, neighborhood barricades rightly slow injustice

By: Bill Lindeke

Outlets: MinnPost

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 1,193

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Unfortunately, the ongoing occupation of the Twin Cities by federal immigration agents has often resembled a military conflict zone. A few weeks ago, Trump administration official Tom Homan described federal agents under his authority as being “in theater,” implying combat with everyday Minnesotans. That’s an unfortunate dynamic given the fact that agents are occupying some neighborhoods that were seeing record low levels of crime.

That said, one ongoing dynamic reminds me of a battlefield: …

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