How Operation Metro Surge Affected Nearby School Districts
Photo Credits: Clara Henry
Trauma Still Lingers with High School Students
I spoke with multiple students from Minneapolis’ Southwest High School, all of whom recall significant events involving how ICE has impacted their day-to-day lives—whether that’s how students walk to school or what they post on the school newspaper.
Photo Credits: Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire
How One Superintendent Protected Her Students During The ICE Surge
Superintendent Brenda Lewis of Fridley School District shares her frightening and chaotic experience dealing with ICE and how the decision to step up and fight ICE as a school executive taught her about resilience and what it means to be a true leader and protector. Child Psychologist Katie Lingras also weighs in on the students who were directly vs indirectly affected by ICE.
The Year School Educators Became Crisis Managers
Two middle school teachers at Columbia Academy
Students Who Know Their Voices Matter
During the winter months of 2026, high school students across Minneapolis, let alone the country, exercised their rights to protest the injustice ICE caused throughout Operation Metro Surge. I interviewed multiple students from Southwest High School — one who participated in a citywide march and one who wrote articles meant to inform her peers on how to protect themselves against ICE. Child Psychologist Katie Lingras elaborates on why students feel so connected to advocacy work right now.