The “organic” protests against ICE in Minnesota are looking a lot less like spontaneous civic outrage and a lot more like a scheduled shift change within the state government.
After a Signal chat tied to so-called “ICE Watch” activity leaked, critics say the receipts tell an awkward story: emojis for clocking in and out, live “dispatch,” vehicle tracking, and admins allegedly linked to Democratic officials and operatives.
🧵🚨 MINNEAPOLIS SIGNAL INFILTRATED
Here is a screenshot of the active dispatch call (it’s always active) as well as a shift change. You can see folks are changing their emojis, clocking in and out.
I’ll also attach below a video of dispatch actually tracking the vehicle I… pic.twitter.com/BQiZ7kq9VX [1]
— Cam Higby 🇺🇸 (@camhigby) January 24, 2026 [2]
Among the many Democrat names circulating online as being in on the planned resistance are Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan as an admin, Amanda Noelle Koehler (a Tim Walz campaign strategist) and a state agency employee popping up in the chat. State Rep. Alex Falconer has also publicly acknowledged being in one of the groups.
Beyond the Signal threads, critics also point to what they say is extensive Antifa-aligned organizing on the ground – groups allegedly coordinating confrontations, property damage, and chaos under the cover of “protest.”
Video, social media posts, and activist chatter in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Portland, Oregon suggest that the anti-ICE activity isn’t just spontaneous street anger, but a sustained operation that requires logistics, manpower, and money. And now we know that elected Democrats and others in their inner circles are (allegedly) involved too.
🚨 BREAKING: The “No-Go-Zone” in Minneapolis is getting fully stocked like a pop-up leftist supply depot, free hand warmers, winter gear, coffee, food, milk, you name it.
This is PROFESSIONAL-grade logistics. Someone is BANKROLLING this autonomous zone. pic.twitter.com/CN3enk81XP [3]
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 25, 2026 [4]
“minneapolis could be our Fallujah”
Far-left extremists linked to Antifa and anarchist and communist extremists are encouraging comrades to go to Minneapolis as “delegates” for an armed uprising against the U.S. government. They’re raising funds for weapons, tactical gear and… pic.twitter.com/nVAaSaX4Cq [5]
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 25, 2026 [6]
Portland, Ore. (Jan. 24) —Violent far-left rioters tried pulling off the protective plywood on the ICE facility to smash up the building. The plywood was put up last year after Antifa & far-left extremists severely damaged the facility. Video by @oceanplot [7]:pic.twitter.com/imbWV6cbS5 [8]
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 26, 2026 [9]