Democratic Socialists of America in NYC training thousands of activists to counter ICE: report

New York City’s section of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is organizing a large-scale effort to mobilize thousands of activists to respond to anticipated national migration enforcement actions, The New York Post reported.

The Post said DSA leaders outlined plans astatine a caller gathering to bid astir 4,000 volunteers, some members and non-members, to enactment successful what they picture arsenic "rapid response" actions aimed astatine monitoring and, successful immoderate cases, disrupting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations crossed the city.

"This has been successful the past successful New York specifically capable to deter ICE detentions," said a DSA person who lone went by the sanction Marina, according to the outlet.

Organizers besides pointed to protests and confrontations involving ICE agents successful Minnesota arsenic a exemplary for the tactics they anticipation to bring to New York.

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A idiosyncratic blows a whistle arsenic Border Patrol agents apprehension a antheral connected Jan. 8, 2026, successful Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Those tactics see utilizing whistles and different noise-making tools to alert neighborhoods to ICE enactment and rapidly gully activists to the scene.

"The whistles transportation acold and wide," said Marina, according to the Post.

The Department of Homeland Security did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.

MINNESOTA FACULTY UNION CALLS FOR 'ECONOMIC BLACKOUT' TO PROTEST ICE OPERATIONS IN MINNEAPOLIS

Protests successful Minnesota person erupted since the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE cause during an migration enforcement operation.

Minneapolis constabulary successful tactical cogwheel get connected the thoroughfare successful downtown Minneapolis arsenic protesters stitchery connected Jan. 17, 2026, successful Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

Across the state, protests against ICE person drawn demonstrators holding signs reading, "ICE retired for good," "Quit your job," and "Resist," portion national instrumentality enforcement officers person deployed teardrop state to disperse crowds extracurricular the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building successful St. Paul.

President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, sending U.S. subject troops to the Twin Cities.

Trump connected Friday appeared to downplay his remarks, telling reporters that it wasn’t needed astatine the moment.

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"I don't deliberation there's immoderate crushed close present to usage it, but if I needed it, I'd usage it. It's precise powerful," helium said.

Fox News confirmed connected Sunday that the Army’s 11th Airborne Division was precocious placed connected prepare-to-deploy orders for Minnesota, though it remains unclear whether the portion volition yet beryllium sent.

Fox News' Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.