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riversedge

(80,785 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2026, 06:14 PM Mar 19

People of Twin Cities awarded JFK Profile in Courage Award over resistance to ICE surge

Source: CBS news

March 19, 2026 / 11:55 AM CDT

The people of Minneapolis-St. Paul are being honored with a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their response to the federal immigration enforcement operation this winter, the JFK Library Foundation announced Wednesday.

The award recognizes residents who risked their lives to protect neighbors and immigrant community members during what the Department of Homeland Security described as the largest federal immigration enforcement action in U.S. history, according to the foundation.

Starting in late 2025, more than 3,000 federal agents from ICE and U.S. Border Patrol were deployed to the Twin Cities metro area.

The foundation highlighted that tens of thousands of residents took to the streets to peacefully protest federal overreach and threats to immigrant families and constitutional protections. Others documented enforcement activity and alerted neighbors to federal agents' presence, including two who were killed by enforcement agents: Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

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The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Awards are presented annually. Kennedy and Schlossberg will present the awards on May 31, 2026 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/twin-cities-jfk-profile-in-courage-award-resistance-ice-surge/

I am so happy for the all those who demonstrated against ICE!

People of Twin Cities awarded JFK Profile in Courage Award over resistance to ICE surge

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Demonstrators participate in a rally and march during an "ICE Outâ€ day of protest on January 23, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Community leaders, faith leaders and labor unions have urged Minnesotans to participate in what they are calling a "day of action" as hundreds of local businesses are expected to close during a statewide general strike held in protest against immigration enforcement operations in the region. Stephen Maturen / Getty Images

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People of Twin Cities awarded JFK Profile in Courage Award over resistance to ICE surge (Original Post) riversedge Mar 19 OP

I was ecstatic when I heard this... Spazito Mar 19 #1

They didn't prepend "The President Donald J. Trump and..." forgotmylogin Mar 19 #2

He demanded they award it to him to go along with his Piece[sic] Prize. Wonder Why Mar 19 #7

Hooray!!!! So happy about this. Talitha Mar 19 #3

That's AWESOME. lamp_shade Mar 19 #4

This is well-deserved! Congrats to the Twin Cities! FakeNoose Mar 19 #5

As they should berniesandersmittens Mar 19 #6

AMEN ! Jack Valentino Mar 19 #8

Jerome Powell was awarded this honor LetMyPeopleVote Mar 21 #9

Outstanding! Mysterian Mar 21 #10

Kennedy family member laughs off Trump getting a 'Profiles in Courage' award suggestion LetMyPeopleVote Mar 22 #11

Mahalo, Profiles In Courage, For Cha Monday #12

Spazito

(55,455 posts)

1. I was ecstatic when I heard this...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 06:21 PM

Mar 19

to see them recognized as the heroes they are is wonderful.

forgotmylogin

(7,952 posts)

2. They didn't prepend "The President Donald J. Trump and..."

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 07:37 PM

Mar 19

on the letterhead?

Wonder Why

(6,996 posts)

7. He demanded they award it to him to go along with his Piece[sic] Prize.

Reply to forgotmylogin (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 09:12 PM

Mar 19

Talitha

(7,975 posts)

3. Hooray!!!! So happy about this.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 07:43 PM

Mar 19

p.s. fuck trump

lamp_shade

(15,478 posts)

4. That's AWESOME.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 07:47 PM

Mar 19

FakeNoose

(41,598 posts)

5. This is well-deserved! Congrats to the Twin Cities!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 07:50 PM

Mar 19

berniesandersmittens

(13,190 posts)

6. As they should

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 08:07 PM

Mar 19

Jack Valentino

(4,996 posts)

8. AMEN !

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 10:25 PM

Mar 19

LetMyPeopleVote

(179,716 posts)

9. Jerome Powell was awarded this honor

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 01:25 PM

Mar 21

Mysterian

(6,478 posts)

10. Outstanding!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 02:57 PM

Mar 21

Well deserved. The resistance to fascism in the USA began in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

LetMyPeopleVote

(179,716 posts)

11. Kennedy family member laughs off Trump getting a 'Profiles in Courage' award suggestion

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 04:41 PM

Mar 22

The concept that trump deserves a Profile in Courage award made me laugh. I also love the fact that Jerome Powell and the City of Minneapolis got these awards. The grants of these awards to Powell and Minneapolis are basically great F##K Yous to trump

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During an appearance on MS NOW’s “The Weekend,” Jack Schlossberg, son of Caroline Kennedy, burst into laughter at the suggestion that Donald Trump might want to be given one of the “Profiles in Courage" awards that have been given to Democrats and Republicans alike.

Appearing to promote the upcoming ceremony for the award given annually by the Kennedy family to recognize displays of courage similar to those former President John F. Kennedy, Sclossberg was put on the spot by co-host Jackie Alemany.

“There have been a number of notable recipients who have received the JFK Profile in Courage award in the past decade,” Alemany prompted her guest. “There's Jerome Powell, Barack Obama, Mike Pence, George H.W. Bush, Zelenskyy, Gabby Giffords, Mitt Romney, John Lewis. Obviously, a number of those people are Republicans.”

“Given Donald Trump's proclivity for anything with the last name Kennedy on it and his love of receiving awards, is there anything that would ever warrant your family's consideration of Donald Trump receiving this award? Anything that he could do that would make you all consider that?” she asked.

After a short burst of laughter, Scholssberg smirked and checked off a list of suggestions for the always attention-starved president.

“If President Trump admitted to the many crimes and the grift that he has committed while president in office, stepped down and handed over the power of the presidency to somebody responsible and not somebody in his own cabinet,” he replied with tongue in cheek.

Cha

(319,023 posts)

12. Mahalo, Profiles In Courage, For

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 03:53 AM

Monday

Giving your Prestigious Award to the Patriotic Protesters in Minnesota's Twin Cities

And Jerome Powell

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