In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations

By: Madison McVan

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: January 13, 2026

Words: 2,810

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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As Elle Neubauer drove before dawn past the darkened windows of the immigrant-owned businesses on Lake Street in Minneapolis, her co-pilot and friend Patty O’Keefe scanned the passing vehicles with binoculars, searching for signs of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

As the sun rose, more community patrollers arrived on Lake Street, keeping eyes on the Ecuadorean grocery stores, Somali restaurants and Mexican taco shops that line the street. With such a high concentration of patrollers …

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