Minneapolis: Filter Blockade on Bloomington Avenue

A filter blockade is established on Bloomington Avenue in Minneapolis, blocking traffic with dumpsters and pallets.
A filter blockade is established on Bloomington Avenue in Minneapolis, blocking traffic with dumpsters and pallets.

A "filter blockade" is established on Bloomington Avenue in Minneapolis, a tactic used to impede the movement of federal agents. The blockade, constructed from various materials including dumpsters and wooden pallets, aimed to assert local control and protect residents from potential federal intervention. Find more photos like this on my Operation Metro Surge: Ice in Minneapolis page.

Photo taken in February 2026.

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