05/25/2026
Six years ago, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. During the more than nine minutes that Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd’s neck, a crowd of horrified onlookers gathered to document the incident and oppose the brutality that they were witnessing.
This winter, as aggressive federal immigration raids swept Minneapolis, many were shocked awake once again by law enforcement violence and inspired by the Minneapolis community that was on the frontlines organizing, resisting, and showing the world the horrors of police brutality.
For many advocates for accountability, recent ICE abuses have felt like a painful reminder of how little has changed since 2020, but that's not the whole story.
In Minneapolis, advocates continued to organize long after the cameras left, building lasting solidarities to resist police violence that mattered this winter as people took to the streets and built rapid response networks to support their neighbors,
Lawyers mobilized alongside them, and we are proud to continue to support their work. Minneapolis is a perfect example of how police accountability is not a single moment of national attention. It is sustained, collective pressure from organizers, lawyers, families, and neighbors who refuse to accept state violence as normal.
