Sign the petition: End Trump's militarized occupation in Minnesota!
Dear MoveOn member,
Last week, Renee Good, a mother of three, was murdered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis.1 This week, a father in Minneapolis was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg by an ICE agent.2
Thousands of ICE agents have descended in Minnesota. They have tear-gassed students and educators, assaulted and brutalized people in public, and terrorized people outside businesses, hospitals, and places of worship.
And now, Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act against the will of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and state leaders, effectively turning the U.S. military against Minnesotans.3 Trump is intentionally sowing disorder and violence in order to manufacture a crisis and justify a military presence in our city's streets and neighborhoods.
This is a watershed moment, and we must be loud, unified, and overwhelming in our opposition. Add your name to the petition NOW and demand an END to Trump's militarized occupation in Minnesota.
The chaos in Minnesota is exactly the future the Trump administration is trying to terrorize into existence across the country. A future of fear, abuse, and control at the hands of our government.
But everyday people are showing up in Minnesota to fight for a different future. Minnesotans are patrolling schools to make sure kids get to school safely, organizing meal drop-offs so neighbors are fed, and monitoring the streets to ensure that people's rights and freedoms are defended. We each have the responsibility and duty to join them in that fight, to ensure that we decide our future, not Trump.
We will not concede our country to Trump's campaign of terror. Add your name to the petition to demand an end to Trump's militarized occupation in Minnesota NOW!
Trump is acting above the law, and he is weaponizing federal agencies like ICE to instill fear and silence dissent. Agents are violating the law and Constitution—breaking and entering, speeding and crashing into cars, and kidnapping and abusing people.4,5,6 They’re sowing violence in our communities to meet Trump's mass deportation quotas.
And, with the Insurrection Act, Trump wants to turn the temperature up even more and deploy active-duty troops and the National Guard to our cities. Servicemembers are supposed to sign up to protect our national security and help our communities during genuine emergencies—not to police our streets. But under the guidance of Trump, we can predict how the military will be used against the people to further spy on, terrorize, control, and hurt the American people.
We see the propaganda the Trump administration is trying to churn out and the lies it is spinning. And, together, we can expose it and stop it.
Add your name to the petition to say NO to ICE, NO to the Insurrection Act, and NO to any militarized presence in Minnesota or any other U.S. state.
Trump is trying to establish a police state in Minnesota. But we won't let him. Minnesotans have a right to peacefully protest, organize, and defend their freedoms without the president and the government threatening to quell that speech by turning the military against them.
Last week, members like you attended peaceful protests and vigils during our ICE Out for Good weekend of action with the ACLU, Indivisible, and partners across the country. This is just the beginning. We’ll follow up with petition signers with more ways to take action, show up in solidarity with Minnesota residents and immigrant communities everywhere, and defend against Trump's militarized assault against the people.
Sign the petition, and then share with three friends so we can show up strong and coordinated in the fight ahead.
Thanks for all you do.
–Aliya, Toni, Kelsey, Nadia, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Renee Good found with four wounds from gunshots, Fire Department report reveals," The Minnesota Star Tribune, January 16, 2026
https://www.startribune.com/renee-nicole-good-ice-shooting-injuries-incident-report-details/601565066
2. "Federal officer shoots man in the leg in Minneapolis after alleged attack during stop, DHS says," NBC News, January 15, 2026
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-shooting-dhs-rcna254150
3. "Tensions escalate as Trump threatens Insurrection Act, Blanche accuses Minnesota governor of 'terrorism,'" ABC News, January 15, 2026
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tensions-escalate-trump-threatens-insurrection-act-blanche-accuses/story?id=129237716
4. "ICE expands the use of forced entry into private homes without a judicial warrant to capture a resident," Milwaukee Independent, January 12, 2026
https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/newswire/ice-expands-use-forced-entry-private-homes-without-judicial-warrant-capture-resident/
5. "Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown," Boston Herald, January 12, 2026
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/12/federal-officers-crash-car-minneapolis/
6. "'Madness’: two US citizens violently detained by ICE in Minnesota, officials say,"
The Guardian, January 13, 2026
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/ice-immigration-target-minnesotaYou're receiving this petition because we thought it might interest you. It was created on MoveOn.org, where anyone can start their own online petitions. You can start your own petition here.
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