RPH - ICE Out! Drop the Charges! An Interview with Isabel Lopez

About this episode

Melanie Yazzie interviews Isabel Lopez about her experience and the community's resistance to ICE in Minneapolis-Saint Paul.

Red Power Hour co-host Melanie Yazzie sits down with Isabel Lopez to discuss almost a year of community-led resistance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Lopez was the first community protector to be arrested for protesting a violent ICE raid in a neighborhood of color in South Minneapolis in June 2025. Lopez is one of over 300 community protectors facing state and federal charges. However, Lopez faces the most serious and the highest number of charges. Listen to learn more about her case and how you can support her and other arestees! Watch the video edition on The Red Nation Podcast YouTube channel Empower our work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/redmediapr

People in this episode

Host: Melanie Yazzie

Guest: Isabel Lopez

Topics covered

• community resistance
• immigration
• protest
• legal charges
• support for activists

Keywords

• ICE
• protest
• community protectors
• charges
• Minneapolis
• activism
• support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Places: Minneapolis-Saint Paul, South Minneapolis

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