Minneapolis Protest Sign: Think While It Is Still Legal

A handmade sign reading "THINK while it is still LEGAL and Speak" is attached to a chain-link fence in Minneapolis on January 13, 2026.
A handmade sign reading "THINK while it is still LEGAL and Speak" is attached to a chain-link fence in Minneapolis on January 13, 2026.

A handmade sign reading "THINK while it is still LEGAL and Speak" is affixed to a chain-link fence in Minneapolis on January 13, 2026. The sign appeared during a period of protests and public discourse surrounding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the city. Find more photos like this on my Operation Metro Surge: Ice in Minneapolis page.

Photo taken in January 2026.

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