People of Twin Cities awarded JFK Profile in Courage Award over resistance to ICE surge

Source: CBS news


March 19, 2026 / 11:55 AM CDT


The people of Minneapolis-St. Paul are being honored with a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their response to the federal immigration enforcement operation this winter, the JFK Library Foundation announced Wednesday.

The award recognizes residents who risked their lives to protect neighbors and immigrant community members during what the Department of Homeland Security described as the largest federal immigration enforcement action in U.S. history, according to the foundation.

Starting in late 2025, more than 3,000 federal agents from ICE and U.S. Border Patrol were deployed to the Twin Cities metro area.

The foundation highlighted that tens of thousands of residents took to the streets to peacefully protest federal overreach and threats to immigrant families and constitutional protections. Others documented enforcement activity and alerted neighbors to federal agents' presence, including two who were killed by enforcement agents: Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

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The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Awards are presented annually. Kennedy and Schlossberg will present the awards on May 31, 2026 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/twin-cities-jfk-profile-in-courage-award-resistance-ice-surge/

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I am so happy for the all those who demonstrated against ICE!

People of Twin Cities awarded JFK Profile in Courage Award over resistance to ICE surge

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Demonstrators participate in a rally and march during an "ICE Out” day of protest on January 23, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Community leaders, faith leaders and labor unions have urged Minnesotans to participate in what they are calling a "day of action" as hundreds of local businesses are expected to close during a statewide general strike held in protest against immigration enforcement operations in the region. Stephen Maturen / Getty Images