Inside the Somali-Led Resistance to Trump’s Assault on Minneapolis

KAMAL YUSUF DOESN’T speak English. That hasn’t stopped him from getting involved as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents flood his immigrant-heavy Minneapolis neighborhood.

For the last two weeks, he has been on the streets actively looking out for any ICE presence.

From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Yusuf travels through the Cedar Riverside neighborhood, popularly known as West Bank, on foot in biting cold and on slippery ice. The instant he spots ICE agents, he immediately informs a Signal chat and whistles for several minutes without pause.

Yusuf, with his neon orange vest and black beanie that says “FUCK ICE,” is not an inconspicuous presence.

“But I am a citizen. I need to do this for my community,” he said, speaking to The Intercept on Sunday, through a friend who translated.