By R.J. Melby

It has been over a week since Renee Good was shot and killed by a member of ICE. Though reports have been made that the ICE agent suffered internal bleeding as a result of the incident, there is doubt the injuries were so serious, as many across America have watch and rewatch the footage released.

Since then, more masked ICE agents have been seen stalking the streets of Minneapolis, hovering around homes, apartment buildings, restaurants, and workplaces, to apprehend those deemed as non-U.S. citizens. Videos also continue to flood the internet, showing altercations between ICE agents and protestors, some peaceful and others violent.

Witnesses report agents seen taking pictures of license plates outside of homes. Many are scared to leave their residences, relying on a network of friends and family to keep in line with ICE agent sightings so as to avoid capture. Some have been unable to go to work, whether they are legal or non-legal citizens, in fear of of wrongful deportation.

The president and his administration have since defended these measures and continue to do so, with Donald Trump taking to social media and threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act. Vice president JD Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have also similarly rebuked Minnesotan residents and politicians for not complying with the raids, going so far as to paint Good as a “domestic terrorist,” despite evidence to the contrary.

In response, Minnesota organizations and businesses have started to disseminate whistle kits and codes to alert communities of ICE agent sightings. Others sell bumper stickers to help Minnesotans differentiate their vehicles from those of unmarked ICE agents. Meanwhile, recent raids at Roosevelt High School and rising tensions in the cities have led to several MN public school closures, in fear for their staff and students. Some have gone so far as to prepare school walkouts, in protest of ICE’s prolonged presence in Minnesota. This is in line with how others have responded, as Minnesotans continue to push back.