⚡ TODAY ⚡ In this one hour training, participants will learn about jury nullification — a legal tactic we can use to protect one another from unjust laws and political persecution. Can't make it today? There will be a second one on March 5th. Register for both on our website! defend612.com/events/

⚡️THIS WEEK ⚡️ Join this 90-minute training from States at the Core and Protect RP on effectively protecting your neighborhoods from federal enforcement incursions. Please Note: Due to security and safety concerns, we do not record these trainings. Register on our website! defend612.com/events/

⚡ TOMORROW ⚡ As ICE ramps up its terror in the Twin Cities, community defense is more important than ever. Join this training tomorrow and on 1/28 on Zoom. Register for both trainings at: defend612.com/events/

⚡ TOMORROW ⚡ Join this 90-minute training from States at the Core and Protect RP on effectively protecting your neighborhoods from federal enforcement incursions. Please Note: Due to security and safety concerns, we do not record these trainings. Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

⚡️TOMORROW⚡️Join this 90-minute training from States at the Core and Protect RP on effectively protecting your neighborhoods from federal enforcement incursions. Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

BREAKING NEWS: the New York Times reports that Governor Tim Walz activated the states National Guard and more than 100 additional ICE agents will be deployed.

Artists wanted! Last month, we started a public access collection of Community Defense & Anti ICE Art for free distribution. Check out the collection so far at defend612.com/art, along with more details and submission guidelines. Art below by @hilarygreensteinart

Defend612 is hosting a training on 1/8 at 7pm to share skills for documenting ICE activity & supporting neighbors. Practicing ICE Watch keeps everyone safer by ensuring people know their rights, have a plan, & know how to act in the event of targeting by ICE. Register online: defend612.com/events

Minneapolis witnessed a horrific attack on our community today and the murder of a beloved neighbor. We are sending love to her family, friends, and loved ones, and will continue to fight for her and everyone protecting our communities.

If you can't do IC3 Watch, there are so many other ways to plug in: Providing rides & groceries for impacted families; fundraising; making hot drinks & food for rapid responders; providing somatic support; interpreting; & so much more.

We need each other now more than ever as Minnesota faces the most devastation we've had since IC3 invaded on December 1st. If you or someone you know wants to plug in, they can fill out the form at defend612.com to be connected to neighborhood + school-based organizing.

BREAKING: CBS reports that 2,000 federal agents are deploying to Minneapolis for a 30-day surge. In light of this news, please invite as many friends, family and neighbors as you can into community defense & rapid response work. We need everyone & we need each other. www.cbsnews.com/news/minneap...

2,000 federal agents deploying to Minneapolis in immigration crackdown, fraud probe

The Trump administration has begun a massive deployment of hundreds of Department of Homeland Security agents to the Twin Cities area, officials tells CBS News.

cbsnews.com

Monday night at 6pm on Zoom! Invite your friends and neighbors who want to get more involved in protecting their community to an ICE Watch Welcome and Orientation.

In Minneapolis we love winter: de-icing, winter tracking, snowball fights, and spinning out! Video taken by a dispatcher.

In 2025 our city came under federal occupation and thousands of neighbors got involved in ICE Watch, Rapid Response, and Mutual Aid efforts across the city. Resolve to begin this year by getting involved! Read the full newsletter - written by rapid responders across the 612. defend612.com/blog

CALL TO ACTION: Call, text & email Hennepin County Sherrif Dawanna Witt to demand she stop using public resources to enable ICE terror, by unlawfully targeting ICE Watchers and rapid responders who are keeping our community safe from abductions! bit.ly/stopwitt

On 12/26, Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt - embracing her role as a willing partner to federal agencies terrorizing immigrant communities - chose to arrest an ICE Watcher for alleged “Harassment” of someone who is abducting our neighbors. Full newsletter at defend612.com/blog (1/4)

⚡Today⚡As ICE activity continues ramping up, more & more people are ready to hit the streets with their neighbors to keep our community safe. Whether you've been at it since 12/1 or just beginning, join us TODAY for an ICE Watch Welcome. Register defend612.com & tell your friends. See you out there✨

Government officials held a news conference today to break news they had known for days already: The Twin Cities is facing a huge surge, to a total of 350-450 federal agents from the original 140. Learn more here & find the full newsletter at defend612.com/blog (1/2)

This week we started a public access collection of Free Community Defense & Anti ICE Art for free distribution. Please contribute & spread the word! Much gratitude to this anonymous artist for their incredible work. See the collection so far at defend612.com/art, along with submission guidelines.

This week we started a public access collection of Free Community Defense & Anti ICE Art for free distribution. Please contribute & help spread the word! Thank you to Chanci for this "Abolice Loon" submission. See the collection so far at defend612.com/art, along with submission guidelines.

Defend the 612 put in a first order of 612 Community Vests for Neighborhood Patrols and Rapid Responders! Learn more & donate: defend612.com/donate

For 3 weeks, the Twin Cities has been under threat from federal agents abducting our neighbors. Hundreds have been taken from homes & families. In response, over 3,700 people have joined Rapid Response groups across the city. Learn more here & find the full newsletter at defend612.com/blog (1/2)

Send us your art submissions to make available to the public. Let’s cover our city in visuals of solidarity w/ our immigrant neighbors & make it clear that we protect one another. More info & graphic guidelines at defend612.com/callforart/ Art here from Just Seeds, Roger Peet & Carlos Barberena

In this ongoing occupation of Minneapolis, Defend the 612 is committed to uplifting and supporting city-wide coordination between autonomous neighborhood response groups that are rising up to resist the abductions, kidnapping and deportation of our neighbors. (1/4) Learn more at defend612.com