Sergio Martinez Beltran
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113 recordings
3 series
first heard Nov 2024
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That turnout stretched for blocks and blocks in downtown Minneapolis, and it was 20 degrees colder than it was today.
So there could be a bigger turnout this time.
On the other hand, Steve, the morning after that strike last week, Alex Prady was killed by Border Patrol agents, and that has had a chilling effect on some of the activists here.
One community organizer told me she's noticed an increase in fear among people doing simple things like delivering groceries to their neighbors.
So there's this feeling like everybody's taking it day by day and things have the potential to become extremely volatile again.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, two of the federal agents involved in the killing of Alex Bredy have been placed on administrative leave, something the department says is standard protocol.
Here in Minneapolis, people continue to express their frustration and anger against ICE agents
They want them out of their city.
At the makeshift memorial for Pretty, people continue to gather.
They have expressed how they want justice for Pretty and for Renee Macklin Goode.
They also say they want more action from their state and local leaders.
fighting this surge in their state.
Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Minneapolis.
It feels like there are agents everywhere, and you can see them in residential neighborhoods, the bus stops, parking lots.
And two things are notable here.
One, some businesses are losing money big time.
Medical care has also been affected.
Dozens of Minnesota doctors in a news conference yesterday said patients afraid of being picked up by ICE are staying home.
They say pregnant women are missing prenatal visits.
They worry about ICE and patient privacy.
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