Folge 91: Dispatch from the Streets of Minneapolis

In December of last year, thousands of US federal agents
arrived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since then, more
than 4,000 people have been detained in an immigration
enforcement effort that the Department of Homeland Security named
“Operation Metro Surge.” On the streets of Minneapolis,
Immigration and Customs Enforcements agents were met by massive
protests that intensified after two protesters, Renee Good and
Alex Pretti, were shot to death. Protests against ICE have spread
nationwide, and Democrats in Congress are now pushing for a
reform of immigration enforcement agencies. On February 12,
the Trump administration announced that federal immigration
agents would be withdrawn from the city. In this episode of
the HCA podcast, Anja Schüler talks to Kelly Rogers from the
University of Minnesota about the origins of the protests
and the impact that the presence of ICE agents has
had on everyday life in the Twin Cities.