Bonners Ferry, Idaho, is home to about 2,900 people in the state’s northern panhandle, where mountains and lakes stretch across a quiet rural landscape. A sign near the edge of town, Holly Pennington said, welcomes visitors to “Trump Country.” ...
Cards can be seen hanging from the front table at Heights Coffee Bar. Original Article
Heights Coffee Bar at work the morning of February 25. Original Article
More cards that were hung at Heights Coffee Bar. Original Article
Customers at Heights Coffee Bar in Columbia Heights are invited to write return notes to residents of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, who sent about 1,000 Valentine-themed cards in solidarity after ICE activity in Minnesota. Original Article ...
Notes of encouragement from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, hang above the espresso machine at Heights Coffee Bar in Columbia Heights, part of a 1,000-card effort organized in solidarity after ICE activity in Minnesota. Top left inset: Cards are hung at Heights… ...
Residents of Coon Rapids who were attending a next-door vigil for victims of ICE shootings held this sign up while people entered city hall. Original Article
Alanna Calio, of Fridley,held up a photo of Victor Diaz as she spoke, who had been detained at a Coon Rapids business and died in ICE custody. Original Article
One resident held up a sign that was pointed toward remarks that Mayor Jerry Koch had made to the New York Times. Original Article
Public comment at the council meeting featured people lining up to contest Mayor Jerry Koch’s remarks to the NYT, as well as ICE activity in the city. Original Article