Why Minnesota?

For those wondering why the Trump regime has chosen to come down hard on Minnesota, Alex Schieferdecker provides one of the most cogent answers to date.

Related Off-site Links:
Trump Administration Targets Minnesota in Latest Sanctuary Policy Lawsuit – Steve Karnowski and Margery A. Beck (AP News via Lakeland News, September 20, 2025).
Trump Calls Somali Immigrants “Garbage” as His Administration Targets Minnesota Community – Rachel Leingang (The Guardian, December 2, 2025).
Trump Targets Minnesota’s Somali Community with Harsh Words and Policies – Steve Karnowski (AP News, December 3, 2025).
“Execution Plain and Simple”: Community Fury in Minneapolis After Deadly Shooting by ICE Agent – Brad Reed (Common Dreams, January 7, 2026).
Minneapolis Mayor and Minnesota Governor Dispute That ICE Killed Woman in Self-Defense – MPR News (January 7, 2026).
Mayor to ICE After Fatal Shooting: “Get the Fuck Out of Minneapolis!” – Jessica Corbett (Common Dreams, January 7, 2026).
Govenor Walz Puts National Guard – and Trump – On Notice as Protests Erupt Over ICE “Murder” in Minneapolis – Brett Wilkins (Common Dreams, January 7, 2026).
Identity of ICE Agent Who Shot Minneapolis Woman Is Confirmed, Protests Continue – MPR News (January 8, 2026).
Jonathan Ross, the ICE Officer Who Shot Renee Macklin Good, Has Served for Decades in Military and Law Enforcement – AP News via MPR News (January 8, 2026).
Hours After U.S. Citizen Shot Dead by ICE, JD Vance Says “Door-to-Door” Operations Are Coming – Stephen Prager (Common Dreams, January 8, 2026).
ICE Shooting Reinforces Minnesota’s Grim Role as Trump’s Target – Nicholas Riccardi and Steve Karnowski (Associated Press, January 8, 2026).
More Shocking Footage Shows Federal Agents Raiding Minneapolis High School and Handcuffing Staff – Brad Reed (Common Dreams, January 8, 2026).
In Minneapolis, Faith and Community Leaders Call for Justice for Renée Good and Demand That ICE Leave Minnesota – Samantha Fischer (KARE 11 News, January 8, 2026).
“This Is Not Normal”: Minneapolis on Edge and Angry After ICE Killing of Woman Amid Federal Surge – Rachel Leingang (The Guardian, January 8, 2026).
Who Was Renée Good, the Woman Killed by a U.S. Immigration Agent in Minneapolis? – Helen Coster (Reuters, January 9, 2026).
Before Fatal ICE Shooting, Minnesota Had Become Trump Target – Nathan Layne (Reuters, January 9, 2025).
“They’re Trying to Break Us”: Trump’s Focus on Minnesota Boils Over with ICE Shooting – Adam Edelman and Natasha Korecki (NBC News, January 9, 2026).
“What Are You Hiding?” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Says ICE Killing of Renée Good Must Be Investigated – Democracy Now! (January 9, 2026).
DHS Releases Video Showing Moments Before Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis – Eric Henderson, Aki Nace and Stephen Swanson (CBS News, January 11, 2026).
“You Are Murderers!” “Get the F*ck Out!”: Fury at ICE Agents Boils in Minneapolis – Jon Queally (Common Dreams, January 11, 2026).
Rep. Ilhan Omar Warns That Trump Aims to Provoke Enough Agitation in Minnesota So He Can Declare “Martial Law” – Jon Queally (Common Dreams, January 11, 2026).
Movement Against ICE Grows in the U.S. in the Wake of the Killing of Renée Good – Devin B. Martinez (Peoples Dispatch, January 11, 2026).
Minnesotans Speak Out About Fatal ICE Shooting of Renee Good: “This Is Not a Time for Us to Be Silent” – Nicole Sganga (CBS News, January 11, 2026).
Renee Good’s Murder: A Rorschach Test About Defiance, Vulnerability, and Community – Jordan Liz (Common Dreams, January 12, 2026).
“We Had Whistles. They Had Guns”: Nationwide Protests Held over ICE Killing of Renee Good – Democracy Now! (January 12, 2026).
“Goebbels Could Not Have Improved On This”: DHS Spreads “Propaganda” on ICE Killing as Violence Mounts – Julia Conley (Common Dreams, January 12, 2026).
Minnesota Declares Legal War On Trump’s “Invasion” After Enforcement Surge – Jack Kaminsky (Tampa Free Press, January 12, 2026).
State Attorney General Keith Ellison Says Minnesota Is Suing Feds to End ICE “Invasion” – MPR News (January 12, 2026).
What to Do if ICE Stops You: An Attorney Answers Some Questions – MPR News (January 12, 2026).

UPDATES: “ICE Has Gone Rogue”: Rep. Ro Khanna Demands Accountability As New Videos Show Minneapolis Chaos – Brad Reed (Common Dreams, January 13, 2026).
“Where Were You Born?”: ICE Demanding Citizens Show Their Papers in Minneapolis – Stephen Prager (Common Dreams, January 13, 2026).
ICE Using Private Data to Intimidate Observers and Activists – Jon Collins (MPR News, January 13, 2026).
ProPublica Finds More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing – Nicole Foy and McKenzie Funk (MPR News, January 13, 2026).
Twin Cities Students Walk Out, Decry ICE as Surge Continues – Elizabeth Shockman and Kyra Miles (MPR News, January 13, 2026).
Trump Vows “Reckoning and Retribution is Coming” to Minnesota as ICE Brutality Mounts – Brad Reed (Common Dreams, January 13, 2026).

See also the following chronologically-ordered Wild Reed posts:
• 2000+ Take to the Streets of Minneapolis in Show of Solidarity with Immigrants and Refugees (2017)
• “What We’re Seeing Here Is a Tipping Point” (2018)
• Protesting Trump’s “Dystopian” Immigration Policies – February 2025
• Omar Fateh: Quote of the Day – December 4, 2025
• Photo of the Day – December 5, 2025
• Susie Hayward on What’s Happening in Minneapolis
• Doing What We Can to Stop Unjust Arrests of Immigrants
• Great Event, Great Sign, Great Nails
• Christmas Eve Musings
• May We Do Likewise
• “This Is What Fascism Looks Like” – January 7, 2026
• “It Was Murder”: 12 Powerful Responses to the Death of Renée Nicole Good
• Omar Fateh: “Folks Are Waking Up”
• A Good Faith Appeal and a Grim Response
• Nina Turner: Quote of the Day – January 12, 2026


Image 1: One of the many daily confrontations between ICE agents and the citizenry of the Twin Cities. (Photo: Fox 9 News)
Image 2: Minneapolis’s world-renowned MayDay Parade. (Photo: Michael Bayly)