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Responding To The Minnesota Surge Leads To A Pastor's Arrest!

Curtis Chang sits down with Rev. Mariah Tollgaard for an on-the-ground look at ICE raids and immigration enforcement in Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota. They break down masked agents, rapid detentions, and MSP Airport deportation flights—plus the church-led pushback through mutual aid, constitutional observer trainings, and clergy protests that led to Reverend Tollgaard's arrest. It's a faith-and-civil-rights wake-up call: what neighbor-love demands when ICE shows up in your city, and why accountability matters.

03:11 - Setting the Scene: ICE Occupation in Minnesota

08:19 - How Are Churches and the Community Responding?

00:10:24 - Faith-Based Activism, Public Witness, and Arrests of Faith Leaders

15:46 - Theological Reflection on Resistance

17:55 - Biblical Basis for Protest

24:25 - Minnesota's Unique Response and Context

29:52 - Corporate Complicity and Airport Protests

34:02 - Spiritual Courage Rooted In History

36:36 - A Call to National Solidarity

38:48 - Closing Prayer

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