Melting ICE and welcoming spring at the 51st Mayday parade

By: Nicole Neri

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 436

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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After a remarkably difficult winter, the 51st Mayday parade in south Minneapolis was especially poignant.

The festival of puppets, music and protest art has long highlighted immigrant communities and decried U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This year, anti-ICE sentiment was omnipresent, though accompanied by Mayday’s typical celebratory energy.

Tens of thousands of people crowded the streets around Powderhorn Park to participate, cheering as floats passed and serendipitously running …

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