Twin Cities residents honored with JFK courage award
The people of Minneapolis-St. Paul have been awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award by the Library Foundation March 20, recognizing their peaceful resistance to federal immigration enforcement during Operation Metro Surge this winter.
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1The people of Minneapolis-St. Paul received a JFK Profile in Courage Award for their resistance to federal immigration enforcement during Operation Metro Surge.
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2Residents were honored specifically for risking personal safety while demonstrating neighborly solidarity and protecting one another from ICE agents.
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3Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is also set to receive the 2026 profile award alongside Twin Cities residents at an event on May 31, 2026.
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The people of Minneapolis-St. Paul are being honored with a JFK Profile in Courage Award for their response to federal immigration enforcement operations this winter.
— (CBS News)'People' is the only recipient, not Jerome Powell or Twin Cities residents individually; it's one award given collectively by John F.'s Library Foundation
— (Dotnews)The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced that it is awarding its 2026 Profile in Courage Awards to Twin Cities residents for risking their lives during a federal immigration enforcement surge and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for protecting central bank independence despite political threats, with the awards scheduled for presentation on May 31 at the library's Boston museum.
The John F. Kennedy Library announced that Twin Cities residents earned a national Profile in Courage Award for risking their lives during Operation Metro Surge protests against immigration enforcement and federal overreach. The library also granted this same honor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell amidst political tensions with President Donald Trump, marking one of the first awards recognizing civilian bravery related to the operation which resulted in two deaths and hundreds arrested.
The people of Minneapolis-St. Paul received a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their peaceful protests against federal immigration enforcement, which included tens of thousands demonstrating and documenting over 3,000 deployed agents starting late December 2025; Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was also honored separately for safeguarding the independence of his institution despite political pressure to maintain economic stability.