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Iruka @iruka-abolition.bsky.social · 10h

With all the bad things it’s time to revisit the idea of a properly organized, solidarity based general strike. @mn50501.bsky.social has started a fund. mn50501.org/generalstrike

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General Strike — MN50501

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 09/10/2026

A shackled detainee was thrown to the ground, placed in a WRAP full-body restraint, and carried onto today's ICE Air flight at MSP. This is the first time we've seen the device used in Minnesota. If a loved one may have been aboard, full loading sequence is here: youtube.com/watch?v=MEMv2ngB1GI

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

ICE Air flight coming to MSP, Fri Oct 9, estimated arrival: 1:15 PM. Shackled detainees will board the plane at Signature Aviation. Since January 1, MN50501 has tracked 142 ICE Air flights through MSP, taking away 4,745 people. 📑 ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp 📡 adsb.lol/?icao=a82a75

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
ICE Air Flight
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
Touchdown Time: 1:15 PM
SIGNATURE AVIATION'S
PRIVATE JET FACILITY
BETWEEN TERMINAL 1 & 2
AT MSP. OBSERVE FROM TERMINAL 1 GOLD 7 OR RED 8 PARKING RAMPS.
142 ICE AIR FLIGHTS
4,745 DETAINEES LEAVING MN
Observed or estimated since Jan 1, 2026

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If your politics depend on making it harder for black and brown people to vote, you don’t believe in democracy. You only believe in power. October 17 2 to 5PM The Commons, 425 Portland Ave S. Vote early. Bring people with you. Ensure their suppression attempt fails.

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 07/10/2026

Twenty people were flown out of Minneapolis by ICE today. If you may have had a loved on board, full footage can be seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=xYA0I6s7fKw

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

ICE Air flight coming to MSP, Tue Oct 6, estimated arrival: 1:15 PM. Shackled detainees will board the plane at Signature Aviation. Since January 1, MN50501 has tracked 141 ICE Air flights through MSP, taking away 4,725 people. 📑 ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp 📡 adsb.lol?icao=a83951

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
ICE Air Flight
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
Touchdown Time: 1:15 PM
SIGNATURE AVIATION'S
PRIVATE JET FACILITY
BETWEEN TERMINAL 1 & 2
AT MSP. OBSERVE FROM TERMINAL 1 GOLD 7 OR RED 8 PARKING RAMPS.
141 ICE AIR FLIGHTS
4,725 DETAINEES LEAVING MN

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 05/10/2026

Multiple immigration detainees in Minnesota have been ordered released by federal judges only for them to be immediately re-detained by immigration officers at the doors of the Whipple Federal building.

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Catch, release, catch: Inside ICE's new 'farce' tactic

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Women’s March Minnesota Action Fund @womensmarchmn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🦺We’re in need of marshals/union peacekeepers for #NoKingsVoteEarly Twin Cities Rally & Fest in Mpls on 10/17. Can you help? Sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @indivistwincities.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social @mnaflcio.org @womensmarchmn.bsky.social

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 03/10/2026

Of recent interest here in Minnesota is that ICE is releasing detainees to satisfy Habeas requests, and then immediately detaining again. This really ought to be national news.

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 03/10/2026

40 people on today's ICE flight out of Minneapolis, 38 men, and two women. If a loved one may have been aboard, full footage of the loading can be seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=UaNQj8rTpJo

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

TOMORROW (10/3) we take to the streets! MN50501 is joining unions and community groups from across the state in downtown Minneapolis to demand justice for victims of ICE violence and an end to the prosecution of anti-ICE protesters. Peavey Plaza, 11th & Nicollet Saturday, October 3 3PM

Justice for all victims of ICE violence!
Drop the charges against all anti-ICE protesters!

Hands off our
community & unions

Rally and march downtown Minneapolis

Sat. Oct 3rd at 3:00 PM

Peavey Plaza on 11th Street and Nicollet

Endorsed by labor:
MN AFL-CIO, MRLF, AFSCME 1842, AFSCME 2822, CWA 7250, GLU-UE 1105, IFO, MNA, NALC Branch 9, OPEIU 12, SEIU 26, SPFE 28, UNITE-HERE 17, MAPE, UFCW 663, MFE 59

And community:
MN 15 Anti-Repression Committee, MN 50501, MIRAC, Twin Cities DSA, Workers Solidarity Circle, Black Lives Matter Minnesota, Righteous 39, Singing Resistance, CTUL, Labor for Palestine, Filipinx for Immigrant Rights & Racial Justice Minnesota

An injury to one is an injury to all!

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Nekima Levy Armstrong joins in celebration of Monique Cullars-Doty's (BLM Minnesota) 60th birthday and gives a thought-provoking speech about where we are in this backwards political climate.

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who’s contributed to our ICE Air observer fundraiser! We’re working to get specialized zoom cameras, like the ones we have here in Minneapolis, to our neighbors doing this work in other states. Please chip in if you can, thanks! ottergoose.net/ice

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

ICE Air flight coming to MSP, Fri Oct 2, estimated arrival: 12:55 PM. Shackled detainees will board the plane at Signature Aviation. Since January 1, MN50501 has tracked 139 ICE Air flights through MSP, taking away 4,685 people. 📑 ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp 📡 adsb.lol/?icao=a82a75

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
ICE Air Flight
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
Touchdown Time: 12:55 PM
SIGNATURE AVIATION'S
PRIVATE JET FACILITY
BETWEEN TERMINAL 1 & 2
AT MSP. OBSERVE FROM TERMINAL 1 GOLD 7 OR RED 8 PARKING RAMPS.
140 ICE AIR FLIGHTS
4,685
DETAINEES
LEAVING MN

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 01/10/2026

Please help us get camera gear, pay airport parking fees, and take care of infrastructure costs for the volunteers documenting ICE Air across the country. We're fortunate to be well-equipped here in Minnesota; we need to help out our neighbors in other states. If able: ottergoose.net/ice

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We’re raising money to help volunteers across the country document ICE flights. This helps with accountability, advancing policy, and demostrates to detainees, and their loved ones, that they’re worthy of being counted, and are cared for by their community. Please help: ottergoose.net/ice

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Official statement on today's DOJ press conference.

The DOJ came to Minnesota with accusations and a narrative already written.

But ten individual cases aren’t proof that Minnesota’s elections are broken. Charges are allegations, not convictions, and Minnesotans won’t let isolated cases be weaponized to cast doubt on millions of lawful votes.

Their obsession with Minnesota is telling. We are diverse, educated, civically engaged, and loudly opposed to authoritarianism.

They hate us because they ain’t us.

And they still can’t stop us.

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 30/09/2026

24 detainees were flown out of Minnesota today by ICE Air, two women, and 22 men. Each of them had to stand in the rain for a few minutes while they were frisked and had their shackles checked. If a loved one may have been aboard, full video is here: youtube.com/watch?v=gxeMuYDJ3Ns

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 29/09/2026

Supreme Court rules US can deport people to countries other than their nation of origin, overruling two lower courts. This, of course, is bullshit.

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

ICE Air flight coming to MSP, Tue Sep 29, estimated arrival: 1:15 PM. Shackled detainees will board the plane at Signature Aviation. Since January 1, MN50501 has tracked 139 ICE Air flights through MSP, taking away 4,661 people. 📑 ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp 📡 adsb.lol/?icao=a82a75

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
ICE Air Flight
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
Touchdown Time: 1:15 PM
SIGNATURE AVIATION'S
PRIVATE JET FACILITY
BETWEEN TERMINAL 1 & 2
AT MSP. OBSERVE FROM TERMINAL 1 GOLD 7 OR RED 8 PARKING RAMPS.
139 ICE AIR FLIGHTS
4,661 DETAINEES LEAVING MN
Observed or estimated since Jan 1, 2026

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Duluth 50501 @duluth50501.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📢 Breaking news from Rural Duluth MN! #WhereIsPete #BigfootStepsUp

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 28/09/2026

I’m not sure what was going on Thursday, but we had more conversations during this session than we had in the previous 7-8 combined - people are amped up. Might be elections taking place, might be no kids, who knows, but engagement is good. We’ll be back on Oct 18, 22, and 25 (Sun, Thu, Sun).

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Don’t let the loudest assholes be the only ones who show up. Vote early, bring a friend, make a plan. Just fucking vote.

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 26/09/2026

A woman and an elderly man among the 24 shackled detainees loaded onto ICE Air today at Signature Aviation's facility at Minneapolis-St. Paul International. If a loved one may have been on the flight, full video can be seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=87LQru0HiSg It was a busy week; please scroll 🧵👇

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Official statement on today's SCOTUS ruling. With the election approaching, please check your registration at mnvotes.org and act quickly on any official notice about your voter status.

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

ICE Air flight coming to MSP, Fri Sep 25, estimated arrival: 1:15 PM. Shackled detainees will board the plane at Signature Aviation. Since January 1, MN50501 has tracked 138 ICE Air flights through MSP, taking away 4,637 people. 📑 ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp 📡 adsb.lol/?icao=a82a75

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
ICE Air Flight
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
Touchdown Time: 1:15 PM
SIGNATURE AVIATION'S
PRIVATE JET FACILITY
BETWEEN TERMINAL 1 & 2
AT MSP. OBSERVE FROM TERMINAL 1 GOLD 7 OR RED 8 PARKING RAMPS.
138 ICE AIR FLIGHTS
4,637
DETAINEES
LEAVING MN
Observed or estimated since Jan 1, 2026

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We’re at MSP Terminal 1, across from bag claim 10 until 9pm tonight! Stop by to grab a magnet, pin, and chat about ICE flights and the complicity of Delta Airlines.

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Amnesty International USA @amnesty-usa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

NEW REPORT: Amnesty International documented a wide range of human rights violations committed by ICE, Border Patrol and other federal agents during immigration enforcement operations. Read the full report → bit.ly/4yg3DWC

The image is an Amnesty International poster with a black and yellow color scheme. It shows silhouettes of people with raised fists facing armed officers labeled "ICE" and "Border Patrol." The text reads, "New Report: We Had Whistles, They Had Guns. The Case to Abolish ICE."

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 24/09/2026

I just watched the flight, from arrival to departure, and double-checked the video - nobody was loaded or unloaded on this flight. It was 💯 ICE - someone began unloading shackles before being told to stop. I’m going to speculate that some lawyers succeeded at the last minute - a small victory.

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Apologies that we didn’t get an alert out ahead of time for this morning’s ICE Air flight at MSP - it’s an extra flight that doesn’t follow the regular schedule. Our volunteer observers are in place and monitoring.

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 23/09/2026

Our team observed 18 loaded, and one unloaded, on today’s flight at MSP.

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 23/09/2026

Here are the slides from my presentation at today's Documenting the Impact of DHS Activity in Minnesota conference at the U of M - Watching ICE Air at MSP: How many are they taking away? This work is done entirely by volunteers; help MN50501 cover our airport parking fees: mn50501.org/donate 🧵👇

Watching ICE Air at MSP
How many are they taking away?
Nick Benson, MN50501, September 22, 2026

Background

Self-employed
* Smart flight alert app for airplane nerds
* Got interested in aviation angle of ICE’s detention apparatus in early 2025
* Got serious about ICE in October 2025
* The most important work I’ll ever do

What is ICE Air?

*ICE Air is a conglomerate of charter airlines that fly detainees between local prisons, detention centers, and out of the country
* “Shuffle” flights are domestic
* Detainees are shackled before/during/after
* Denver Air Connection / Key Lime, Global Crossing, Eastern Air Express
* Akin to FedEx or Amazon, hub/spoke
* ~65,000 currently in ICE detention, ~70% don’t have a criminal conviction

ICE Air at MSP

* Shuffle flights, taking detainees to detention centers via Alexandria, LA and El Paso, TX

* 2-3 flights per day during Metro Surge; now 2-3 per week

* ICE vehicles carry detainees to/from the airport from Whipple

* Loaded at Signature Aviation, the private jet terminal

* Started counting in November

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

That is incorrect; this work is happening across the US. habeasflightwatch.org

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[V5] National map — Habeas Flight Watch

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ICE Air flight coming to MSP, Tue Sep 22, estimated arrival: 1:15 PM. Shackled detainees will board the plane at Signature Aviation. Since January 1, MN50501 has tracked 136 ICE Air flights through MSP, taking away 4,619 people. 📑 ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp 📡 adsb.lol/?icao=a8d231

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 22/09/2026

Honored to be at the U of M connecting with other folks doing fascist analytics here in Minnesota today. We’ll be presenting our flight tracking work at 11:15 in the legal track breakout session.

An auditorium, with a speaker at a podium, and large screen reading, “Documenting the Impact of DHS Activity in Minnesota.”

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 21/09/2026

Our flight tracking work is included in "They're Here," a short horror documentary about Metro Surge. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and makes its Minnesota debut on Wed, Oct 7. Made by an Oscar-winning filmmaker, I'm confident it's well-done and will be really difficult to watch.

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"They're Here" Screening @ Riverview Theater

Join us for an early screening of "They're Here," a short horror documentary about the ICE occupation of Minneapolis with a Q&A to follow

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Yo Minneapolis Police Department, THIS YOU? A community member spotted this MPD vehicle outside Maya Cuisine in NE Mpls and reports that officers turned on their emergency lights to make the trip over for dinner. Did y'all have a "dinner emergency" or is this how ya get around Flock cameras?

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 18/09/2026

No fancy video review to share, but team reports 27 loaded, 0 unloaded, on today’s ICE Air flight at MSP.

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Learn the basics of de-escalation, crowd safety and event communication in a practical, safety-focused training open to everyone. No membership required. Friday, September 19 10AM - 12:00 PM 1660 County Rd B W, Roseville

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Tim Buktu @mntimbuktu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Nick has been taking photos of ICE Detainees as they are boarded on deportation flights for as long as this has been going on. When I reached out, his only concern was making sure I pointed people to @mn50501.bsky.social mn50501.org #iceout #protestart #penandink #minnesota

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 15/09/2026

53 detainees were loaded onto today's ICE Air flight at MSP, the most on a single plane since Metro Surge. ICE is still here in Minnesota. If a loved one may have been on the flight, full footage is here: youtube.com/watch?v=cmV1t-kL62U

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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

ICE Air flight coming to MSP, Tue Sep 15, estimated arrival: 1:05 PM. Shackled detainees will board the plane at Signature Aviation. Since January 1, MN50501 has tracked 134 ICE Air flights through MSP, carrying 4,539 people. 📑 ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp 📡 adsb.lol/?icao=a8d231

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
ICE Air Flight
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
Touchdown Time: 1:05 PM
SIGNATURE AVIATION'S
PRIVATE JET FACILITY
BETWEEN TERMINAL 1 & 2
AT MSP. OBSERVE FROM TERMINAL 1 GOLD 7 OR RED 8 PARKING RAMPS.
134 ICE AIR FLIGHTS
4,539
DETAINEES
LEAVING MN
Observed or estimated since Jan 1, 2026

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 15/09/2026

@gillianbrockell.com is a boss ass bitch for raising hell about this over the summer. The private equity firm buying Chicago's parking meters will have to sell the airline it owns that operates (operated?) ICE Air flights. Turns out flying people around in chains is bad for business. Who'da thunk?

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 07/09/2026

Registration is open, free, limited, & required. Great set of research presentations lined up on education, health, economy, mutual aid & more. Learn about the frontier evidence and connect with those working to generate it. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 12/09/2026

Program's up! 30+ teams share evidence abt impacts on health, educ, & econ + community response. Great folks @ziibiing.com @ottergoose.net @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @chrisuggen.bsky.social @casemcnich.bsky.social @ngraetz.bsky.social @craigstetter.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/u/1...

Documenting the Impact of US DHS Activity in MN

Conference Date: Sept 22, 2026

Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Purpose

In December 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began a significant, sustained agent surge in Minnesota that affected the daily lives of many residents, but had severe impacts on immigrant communities and communities of color.

This one-day, in-person convening provides researchers from across disciplines and organizations with an opportunity to share and discuss research related to the effects of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS.

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