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Investigative Reporter @CityJournal | opinions my own | youth mental health policy

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Feb 3, 2026
Minneapolis’s “ICE watch” network did not arise organically. My 3.5-week investigation for @CityJournal found that a well-funded group of professional activists implemented the operation, deploying a...
SummaryA City Journal investigation reveals that Minneapolis's "Defend the 612" ICE watch network was not a grassroots movement but a professionally organized operation architected by activist Jill Garvey and funded through progressive dark money networks like Arabella Advisors. The network uses Signal groups to coordinate surveillance of ICE agents, aid undocumented immigrants in ways that may constitute harboring, and encourages confrontational tactics that put volunteers at legal and physical risk while keeping paid organizers insulated.12 tweets1 min read