Angela Sanpayo is a fourth-year animal science major at the University of Minnesota. “I was born and raised in Minnesota. Right now, I just want to work with animals because I just love them so much, and the U has a good program for that. “I found it a little concerning how much it [Operation…
Danny Sibri is a second-year student at the University of Minnesota and an Ecuadorian American. He requested his first name only be used for reasons of personal safety. “I’m religious. I go to church every Sunday, and usually the service is pretty packed, or at least past halfway packed. When it [Operation Metro Surge] all…
Elizabeth Gust studies political science and English at the University of Minnesota. She is also active in the university’s Human Rights Program. “I’m from Northern Minnesota, about six hours north of here, and grew up on a farm. But I always knew I wanted to come here for university. I’ve definitely lived in two different…
Itzell Amaya, 21, is an advertising and public relations major at the University of Minnesota –Twin Cities. “I was born in Glencoe, Minnesota, and grew up attending a small school in Lester Prairie. My father immigrated from Mexico to build a better life for our family. As a Latino student in a rural high school,…
Molly Forgues is a strategic communications major and senior at the University of Minnesota. “In general, I would say I’m introverted. I’m happy, friendly. A student ready to graduate. “My sister actually moved to the cities after she graduated college, and when I was looking for school, she was very keen on me coming here….
Buthaina Asamarai is a fourth-year student majoring in elementary education at the University of Minnesota and is the current president of the Al- Madinah Cultural Center. “So initially I was planning on the community college route, but I had gotten into Carlson, and at the time I really wanted to go into marketing, so I…
Angelina Lu is a sophomore in strategic communications at the University of Minnesota who is from near La Crosse, Wisconsin. “I haven’t had any up‑close interactions with a lot of the agents, but it was definitely a scary time. I did end up having to take my passport with me and everything. I was just…
Isabella Merriweather Ampuero is a sophomore studying food science at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. “Honestly, I’m very fortunate. I never really had any encounters with ICE at all. I only ever saw an ICE officer once driving on the highway, but luckily, somehow, I’ve managed to avoid everything going on. I mean,…
Kaylee Pontell is a fourth-year biology major and transfer student at the University of Minnesota. “In my personal experience, seeing ICE firsthand was actually very scary. Knowing what everyone has to go through is terrifying. Knowing ICE is actively on your street when you’re going to work is terrifying. You never know where these people…
Caroline Frame is a senior at the University of Minnesota studying strategic communications. “I work in a restaurant in South Minneapolis, where I feel like all the coworkers are really close and have a good community there. A lot of our back-of-house staff were at immediate risk of ICE agents coming into the restaurant. “It…
