Einwanderungsbeamte in Minneapolis gehen auf Menschen zu und verlangen einen Nachweis, dass sie US-Bürger sind

1930s Germany has arrived in full bloom

I don’t have anything that proves I’m a U.S citizen.

Is there anything other than a passport that does that?

How the heck do random people on the street proove they are citizens? Obviously a DL wouldn’t be sufficient proof. I’m a born American and I would probably get detained based on their standards, but since I’m white European descent I probably won’t get profiled.

That’s not how civil rights work, and it sure as hell isn’t how the Constitution works. You are not required to carry papers to exist in public, and the fact that this is happening at all should scare everyone, not just immigrants.

If the government can demand proof of citizenship without cause today, they can demand something else tomorrow. Rights don’t disappear all at once, they get chipped away while people say “well, it doesn’t affect me.” History is very clear on how this kind of thing escalates, and it never ends with more freedom.

People should know their rights, document these encounters, and be loud about how unacceptable this is. Law enforcement is not above the law, and they do not get unlimited power just because the word “immigration” makes people nervous. This is not about safety. It’s about control, fear, and seeing how much the public will tolerate before pushing back.

Testing grounds for the Nazi invasion..

„Officer, I know my rights I don’t have to give you my documentation – how about I plead the second and show you my glockumentation.“

Funny enough – that’s about as „Yep, I’m an American“ as you can get.

I’m happy to waste their time finding out of I’m a citizen if it means they have less time to harass hard-working immigrants. I ain’t showing them shit. „Am I being detained/am I free to go“ on a loop until they detain me or leave. 

Never comply.

I live in Minneapolis. Never thought I’d carry around a passport to walk my dog or take groceries from the store to the car. It cannot be understated that what’s going on here is beyond scary, and I’m not even someone ICE would outright target. 

The Minneapolis community has loved and embraced immigrant populations since I can remember. The immigrant community has contributed to our diverse food and culture, and it’s what I love most about living here. Seeing this destroyed, and our sense of safety obliterated, in less than a week is horrible. But I find solace in the wonderful, progressive community members who do not give ICE officers any peace – Their hotels are protested at every night, they are followed and filmed everywhere they go, and there are people putting their lives literally on the line to protect those they are targeting. Minneapolis may be cold as hell, but the people are warm. 

Keep sending love and support from afar, we’ll need it. 

Meanwhile, people should be demanding proof that they are real immigration officers. 

It’s crazy how much things have escalated with them in Minneapolis vs past cities like Chicago.

Tourism must be loving this.

Demand proof they’re Americans and ICE agents.

Open carry of a handgun is legal. So doing that is a good idea probably. And not walking alone.

I was told I was being hysterical when I said this was going to happen.

You can kiss the darkest part of my American asshole if you think im gonna respond to a modern „Papier Bitte“

All people?
Or certain skin tones only?

Does my white ass middle finger count as I.D.?

They are way behind quotas. They are desperate.

I wonder what happens with tourists? Because the answer to are you a citizen is of course going to be “no” in that case.

So as a Canadian I’m wondering where are all the second amendment proponents while this is happening. Isn’t this the sort of thing the second amendment was enacted for ?