Minneapolis Indigenous volunteers revive AIM-era safety nets amid ICE crackdown

In south Minneapolis, Native American and immigrant communities have revived citizen patrols and mutual-aid networks around the Pow Wow Grounds to monitor ICE activity during a federal crackdown, training volunteers, sharing updates, and coordinating supplies as authorities detain Indigenous people and monitor neighborhoods. Tribal leaders have pushed for tribal IDs to prove status in lieu of limited Real IDs, while memories of past government violence at Fort Snelling amplify fear. Officials signaled a drawdown, but residents say the trauma and risk persist as the community seeks safety and accountability.