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Crafted from contributed fabric squares, project leaders explained that the blanket was created to spotlight ongoing local detentions and to pressure Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to sign an executive order restricting sheriff departments from collaborating with federal immigration officers.

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00:00Governor Walz, shame on you!
00:06Immigrants are people too!
00:12Governor Walz, shame on you!
00:18Immigrants are people too!
00:23Governor Walz, shame on you!
00:26Governor Walz, shame on you!
00:34Local activists unveiled a community quilt at the state capitol last night, demanding
00:39state action against immigration enforcement.
00:41Community members gathered to display this handmade quilt featuring thousands of squares
00:46contributed by local residents and students, calling on state leaders to prohibit local
00:50law enforcement coordination with federal immigration agencies.
00:54Mary Vanderford is treasurer of the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, NIRAC,
00:59and says some of the squares came from other states all over the nation.
01:02Some of them were done by children at school, after school program.
01:07So you'd have to look at it carefully to see those, but no stolen neighbors, ice out, things like that.
01:15Organizers say each square of the 11,000 patch quilt is meant to urge state officials to enact
01:20stricter sanctuary city policies.
01:23Thank you!
01:24Thank you!

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