Minnesota is heating up as President Donald Trump pushes his immigration crackdown, deploying 1,500 troops to the state. Protests continue in Minneapolis and St. Paul, where local residents are driving around to film ICE agents in unmarked cars. Sunshine, an observer speaking under a pseudonym, says, "I have decided for my own safety to give them more space," referring to the ICE patrols she tracks. The protests have sometimes led to clashes, with police using tear gas and pepper balls. A federal judge has now ordered ICE agents not to arrest or pepper spray peaceful protesters in Minneapolis. Trump's campaign targets "the worst of the worst," but critics say many detained migrants are without criminal records or even US citizens. The crackdown intensified after ICE agent shootings. Renée Good, 37, was fatally shot in January, with details still disputed. Minnesota officials say FBI access to evidence is blocked. A second shooting involved an officer shooting a Venezuelan migrant after reports of an attack during an arrest. The Trump administration calls the crackdown the biggest deportation drive in history. Yet local Democrats, including Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, accuse the administration of playing politics amid a Somali welfare fraud scandal. Federal agents have been accused of racial profiling, which the Trump team denies. Demonstrators recently drove away a pro-ICE, anti-Islam rally. Trump called local protesters "traitors, troublemakers and insurrectionists." Meanwhile, observers like Sunshine insist they act to protect their neighbors. With federal investigations opened against local Democrats and Trump threatening to use the 19th Century Insurrection Act to send active military troops, Minneapolis faces a deepening crisis. Protesters, residents, and officials remain tense, with no signs of the conflict easing soon.