At the crack of dawn, a cohort of 20 volunteers gathered in the North Lot of former military base turned immigration enforcement headquarters Fort Snelling, on March 10. The Sunrise Movement Twin Cities chapter, a nationwide youth movement focused on resisting authoritarianism, coined it a “Punk Rock Caravan.”
The group’s efforts were highly calculated. Some protesters volunteered their cars in the procession, while others rode along and assumed duties such as police liaison and medical personnel.
At the caboose of the caravan, a pickup truck trailer held 4 local musicians jamming “Nazi ICE F*** Off”, an adaptation of the Dead Kennedys’ “Nazi Punks F*** Off,” orbiting Whipple’s chain-link fenced perimeter. Sunrise Movement member Lina Godinez said the idea of a caravan came from having to adapt to ever-changing law enforcement behavior…