Protest and Prayer: Resisting ICE in Minnesota with Rev. Mariah Tollgaard

Responding To The Minnesota Surge Leads To A Pastor’s Arrest!

Curtis Chang sits down with Rev. Mariah Tollgaard for an on-the-ground look at ICE raids and immigration enforcement in Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota. They break down masked agents, rapid detentions, and MSP Airport deportation flights—plus the church-led pushback through mutual aid, constitutional observer trainings, and clergy protests that led to Reverend Tollgaard’s arrest. It’s a faith-and-civil-rights wake-up call: what neighbor-love demands when ICE shows up in your city, and why accountability matters.

03:11 – Setting the Scene: ICE Occupation in Minnesota

08:19 – How Are Churches and the Community Responding? 

00:10:24 – Faith-Based Activism, Public Witness, and Arrests of Faith Leaders 

15:46 – Theological Reflection on Resistance

17:55 – Biblical Basis for Protest 

24:25 – Minnesota’s Unique Response and Context 

29:52 – Corporate Complicity and Airport Protests 

34:02 – Spiritual Courage Rooted In History

36:36 – A Call to National Solidarity 

38:48 – Closing Prayer

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Mentioned In This Episode:

• How to Contact Your Elected Officials: Ballotpedia’s Who Represents Me tool
• Matthew 22:34-40 (ESV) – The Second Greatest Commandment
• Ephesians 6:10–19 (ESV) – The Whole Armour of God
• Hebrews 12:1-17 (ESV) – The Great Cloud of Witnesses
• Nearly 30,000 Minnesotans trained as constitutional observers
• In The Twin Cities, A Massive Strike Against ICE
• Ernst Frenkel’s The Dual State: A Contribution To The Theory Of Dictatorship (pdf)
• David French: An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
• Good Faith episode 215: David French: Dual State America and Authoritarianism – Renee Good and the Trump Administration

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