Hi ~ I’m disabled and low income- I appreciate the list of where to reputably donate. Could you please point me to ones where the need is greatest? Thank you!!! 💕
Hi Ellyn: the person who wrote this piece suggested Stand With Minnesota https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ as a good starting points. Thanks for caring about others. It is always positive to see the helpers in dark times.
Thank you- but they give me too many choices (as of course they have so many needs)- immigrant law? Food? Diapers? Or does it not matter, it all helps?
The New Trail of Tears, Brought to You by Trump and Noem
One might have supposed that the United States, having devoted two and a half centuries to the systematic dispossession, degradation, and extermination of Native Americans, would have exhausted its repertoire of cruelty. But no—President Donald Trump and his Department of Homeland Security factotum, Kristi Noem, have discovered fresh possibilities for brutality, this time draped in the tawdry bunting of "law and order". In Minneapolis, Native Americans—citizens of this republic by birth and treaty, no less—are being snatched off the streets by masked ICE thugs whose grasp of constitutional rights appears roughly equivalent to a chimpanzee's understanding of calculus.
Jose Roberto Ramirez, a twenty-year-old descendant of the Red Lake Nation, was yanked from his aunt's car, slammed against a hood, and detained for ten hours—all because his face failed to pass muster with the new phrenologists of federal law enforcement. Four members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, homeless men living under a Minneapolis bridge, were likewise scooped up and deposited at Fort Snelling, that charnel house of 19th-century military repression now repurposed as a holding pen for the ethnically inconvenient. The irony—if one can stomach the word—is exquisite: Indigenous citizens imprisoned at the very site where their ancestors were caged and executed.
But Trump and Noem, those avatars of frontier justice, are undeterred by history, law, or decency. Indeed, tribal leaders report that DHS has dangled information about detained members like bait, demanding that tribes sign "287(g) agreements" that would convert sovereign nations into accomplices in their own subjugation. The Trump administration has strong-armed over 1,300 jurisdictions into these compacts—a tenfold increase since 2024—transforming local cops into auxiliary immigration gendarmes. The message is clear: cooperate with our pogrom or be crushed.
This is not immigration enforcement; it is racial persecution conducted with the arrogance of a regime that knows it will face no consequences. The ghosts of Wounded Knee must be howling with laughter.
Just heart breaking. Why do some never learn. Why do others vote for scum bag pedophile fascist abominations. Have they no morals no integrity no decency. Why in Gods Holy name. Why.
Thank you for this. I have restacked the hell out of it.
Every person who defends these murderous thugs is a traitor. I don't care if you love your wife, your grandmother, your kids, your neighborhood, whatever; if you defend these ICE thugs and their actions, you're a traitor.
To the people of Minnesota/Minneapolis. We ARE aware and watching and deeply horrified. I keep calling my electeds to let them know I deeply oppose ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis. 😞
I had the same quandary. I used the https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ link, but there are SO many possible organizations listed that I decided to let the people there on the ground decide where to best direct my contribution. I chose the oblong lavender button for rapid response team at the bottom of the long list.
Thank you for sharing this, and I will definitely give. Minnesotans are also showing us the way. It could be my city next, and I pray I shall be as brave.
Please: Fort Snelling was NOT the site for the executions in 1862. The men were executed in Mankato. I mention this only because of the general misinformation about the event currently floating around because of Minnesota.
Great article. The link, however, is not working and pops up as unsafe. I googled the Immigration Law Center of Minnesota and followed that to the organization in order to make a donation.
Thanks for the support! This might be a settings issue with your browser as it has worked for other readers? If anyone else has the same problem, link is: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
Yes, I have a number of safeguards in place on my machine, so it might very well be the case it was overly sensitive. The good thing is that there are multiple ways to find the organization!
Cannot understand why we are still calling these efforts "immigration enforcement" when a better term might be "fear enforcement." After all, a good share of these efforts are not directed at immigrants at all and the intended effect is on all Americans.
This is more for immigrants than others, although I suppose it could be useful for everyone who might be in contact with ICE:
There is an app called Ready Now! that *every* immigrant should have on their phones, no matter what your immigration status.
It allows users to set up an emergency plan in advance, and send messages that go out at the push of a single button to family, trusted contacts, and/or legal advisors if you have an encounter with ICE. It helps make sure they know what to do to care for your family, your children, even your pets.
The app was developed in close collaboration with immigration lawyers, digital security experts, and community advocates. It has been rigorously security tested and ensures that data is encrypted, stored locally on devices at rest, and then deleted after alerts are sent so user data even if the phone is seized.
It's available in six languages now - English, Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, French, and Kreyol. Other languages will be coming soon. Please spread the word!
Thank you. I am in Australia. Horrified. My late parents were Polish so knew the horrors of occupation by the enemy. It must be even more. Horrendous that the present Gestapo could be your neighbour. Even God forbid a family member. Stay safe as you can be.
It's time for blue governors and mayors to deputize, arm, and drill ICE watch groups into a state-sponsored paramilitary, creating an alternative police power that can shut ICE down. The police are in league with ICE, apparently, so it's up to executives to create alternative coercive powers to execute the law and uphold public safety.
Hi ~ I’m disabled and low income- I appreciate the list of where to reputably donate. Could you please point me to ones where the need is greatest? Thank you!!! 💕
Hi Ellyn: the person who wrote this piece suggested Stand With Minnesota https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ as a good starting points. Thanks for caring about others. It is always positive to see the helpers in dark times.
Thank you- but they give me too many choices (as of course they have so many needs)- immigrant law? Food? Diapers? Or does it not matter, it all helps?
Thanks for the advice!!🤗
What I’ve heard is that food is a critical need for people who can’t leave their homes. But whatever you can do is helpful.
Thank you! I’ll do it right now. ❤️
The New Trail of Tears, Brought to You by Trump and Noem
One might have supposed that the United States, having devoted two and a half centuries to the systematic dispossession, degradation, and extermination of Native Americans, would have exhausted its repertoire of cruelty. But no—President Donald Trump and his Department of Homeland Security factotum, Kristi Noem, have discovered fresh possibilities for brutality, this time draped in the tawdry bunting of "law and order". In Minneapolis, Native Americans—citizens of this republic by birth and treaty, no less—are being snatched off the streets by masked ICE thugs whose grasp of constitutional rights appears roughly equivalent to a chimpanzee's understanding of calculus.
Jose Roberto Ramirez, a twenty-year-old descendant of the Red Lake Nation, was yanked from his aunt's car, slammed against a hood, and detained for ten hours—all because his face failed to pass muster with the new phrenologists of federal law enforcement. Four members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, homeless men living under a Minneapolis bridge, were likewise scooped up and deposited at Fort Snelling, that charnel house of 19th-century military repression now repurposed as a holding pen for the ethnically inconvenient. The irony—if one can stomach the word—is exquisite: Indigenous citizens imprisoned at the very site where their ancestors were caged and executed.
But Trump and Noem, those avatars of frontier justice, are undeterred by history, law, or decency. Indeed, tribal leaders report that DHS has dangled information about detained members like bait, demanding that tribes sign "287(g) agreements" that would convert sovereign nations into accomplices in their own subjugation. The Trump administration has strong-armed over 1,300 jurisdictions into these compacts—a tenfold increase since 2024—transforming local cops into auxiliary immigration gendarmes. The message is clear: cooperate with our pogrom or be crushed.
This is not immigration enforcement; it is racial persecution conducted with the arrogance of a regime that knows it will face no consequences. The ghosts of Wounded Knee must be howling with laughter.
Thank you to Dan Moynihan.
Just heart breaking. Why do some never learn. Why do others vote for scum bag pedophile fascist abominations. Have they no morals no integrity no decency. Why in Gods Holy name. Why.
Thank you for this. I have restacked the hell out of it.
Every person who defends these murderous thugs is a traitor. I don't care if you love your wife, your grandmother, your kids, your neighborhood, whatever; if you defend these ICE thugs and their actions, you're a traitor.
To the people of Minnesota/Minneapolis. We ARE aware and watching and deeply horrified. I keep calling my electeds to let them know I deeply oppose ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis. 😞
This posts got my attention more than anything else lately. I just donated to ACLU of Minnesota.
I had the same quandary. I used the https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ link, but there are SO many possible organizations listed that I decided to let the people there on the ground decide where to best direct my contribution. I chose the oblong lavender button for rapid response team at the bottom of the long list.
Thank you for sharing this, and I will definitely give. Minnesotans are also showing us the way. It could be my city next, and I pray I shall be as brave.
Please: Fort Snelling was NOT the site for the executions in 1862. The men were executed in Mankato. I mention this only because of the general misinformation about the event currently floating around because of Minnesota.
Great article. The link, however, is not working and pops up as unsafe. I googled the Immigration Law Center of Minnesota and followed that to the organization in order to make a donation.
Thanks for the support! This might be a settings issue with your browser as it has worked for other readers? If anyone else has the same problem, link is: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
Yes, I have a number of safeguards in place on my machine, so it might very well be the case it was overly sensitive. The good thing is that there are multiple ways to find the organization!
The link works fine for me. I'm using it and have sent to friends as well.
"A civilian community cannot defeat heavily-armed occupiers"
This is clearly not true. They can't defeat them face to face on the street maybe. But civilians can certainly make occupation not worth it.
Majority of Americans ARE watching with horror. Sharing and Donating!
Cannot understand why we are still calling these efforts "immigration enforcement" when a better term might be "fear enforcement." After all, a good share of these efforts are not directed at immigrants at all and the intended effect is on all Americans.
This is more for immigrants than others, although I suppose it could be useful for everyone who might be in contact with ICE:
There is an app called Ready Now! that *every* immigrant should have on their phones, no matter what your immigration status.
It allows users to set up an emergency plan in advance, and send messages that go out at the push of a single button to family, trusted contacts, and/or legal advisors if you have an encounter with ICE. It helps make sure they know what to do to care for your family, your children, even your pets.
The app was developed in close collaboration with immigration lawyers, digital security experts, and community advocates. It has been rigorously security tested and ensures that data is encrypted, stored locally on devices at rest, and then deleted after alerts are sent so user data even if the phone is seized.
It's available in six languages now - English, Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, French, and Kreyol. Other languages will be coming soon. Please spread the word!
Reaching out to my 2 Florida Republican Senators seems hopeless. They’re all for it! OTOH: There’s hope: My R. Rep is not going to run again.
Thank you for sharing this. We see you, we stand with you, and we will do our part too.
Thank you. I am in Australia. Horrified. My late parents were Polish so knew the horrors of occupation by the enemy. It must be even more. Horrendous that the present Gestapo could be your neighbour. Even God forbid a family member. Stay safe as you can be.
It's time for blue governors and mayors to deputize, arm, and drill ICE watch groups into a state-sponsored paramilitary, creating an alternative police power that can shut ICE down. The police are in league with ICE, apparently, so it's up to executives to create alternative coercive powers to execute the law and uphold public safety.