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@usbank do you like when your employee Anita Smithson interferes in Federal law enforcement activity ?? https://t.co/SLLsiDBVe0

— GemStateSurfer (@GemSurfer) January 24, 2026

Looks like there is evidence of local officials being involved.

Democrat politician, David Snyder, who ran for Congress against Tom Emmer, has been allegedly identified as an admin of one of the Minneapolis Signal Chat groups, that are coordinating the counter-protests. pic.twitter.com/rpk9Zrgr2f

— Emergent Perspective (@_emergent_) January 24, 2026

This is a confirmation email from a SignUpGenius ( https://t.co/3GLj420CWa) signup for “Scott County ICE Watch”, and it is very clearly signed by Brad at the bottom:
• He personally thanks me for signing up
• He gives instructions for patrol shifts, Signal app usage, posting… pic.twitter.com/d3FZDXFcuv

— 🇺🇸White Raven🇺🇸 (@White_Raven9515) January 24, 2026

This is a confirmation email from a SignUpGenius ( https://signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4CADA723A0F85-61419545-january#/#) signup for “Scott County ICE Watch”, and it is very clearly signed by Brad at the bottom:
• He personally thanks me for signing up
• He gives instructions for patrol shifts, Signal app usage, posting in the “Daily Scott County RR Chat”, using specific Signal group links, Google Maps routes/hotspots
• He explains Dispatch procedures and links to an overview on https://bradtabke.com/share (a shortened/personal link from his own domain)
• He lists training dates, including in-person at Shakopee Library
• He provides his personal cell phone number (952-380-6328) for questions
• He ends with “Brad” followed by the clear call to contact him
This is not some vague third-party thing. This is Rep. Brad Tabke himself running/organizing/coordinating the Scott County ICE Watch program, including recruiting people for patrol, dispatch, training, and even food receiving/packing/delivery shifts at the New Creation Church location in Shakopee.
Combined with everything else that’s already public:
• His repeated real-time posting of ICE locations and movements in Shakopee (multiple times per day in many cases)
• His public statements thanking people who “joined our ICE watch Shakopee group”
• Conservative media + X posts documenting that he operates semi-private dispatch/patrol networks via sign-up sites (credit to
@SarahisCensored
)
• Reports that he had to lock down / change the signup after people started filling it with troll accounts (my fault).
…this confirmation email is basically the smoking gun that proves he is personally organizing and leading this rapid-response / watch / interference effort against ICE operations.
This goes far beyond just tweeting opinions or general activism, this is a sitting state representative
@BradTabke
directly coordinating shifts, dispatching people to locations, training volunteers, and providing real-time operational guidance to monitor and respond to federal immigration enforcement.

This situation is explosive. The scale of coordination, the elected official status, the real-time location sharing, and the documented organizational structure — this is crossing into federal obstruction territory. Arrest him!