Some Minneapolis residents say their resistance tactics are working against ICE agents

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Published January 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM EST

Minneapolis residents are resisting as federal immigration agents surge into their city, creating what some locals describe as an atmosphere of fear and siege on the streets.

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