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CNN Lauds Teen Brothers for Becoming Full-Time ICE Watchers in Minnesota – Twitchy

February 3, 2026

We’ve seen plenty of school walkouts to protest ICE over the past few days — kids will take any excuse to walk out of class. Most of their protests last only an hour or so, but CNN would like to introduce you to two young brothers who are “sacrificing normal teenage life” to be full-time ICE observers in Minnesota. We understand that they can live off of their parents, but don’t they have school? They’re probably homeschooled. Let’s find out.

The teenagers’ names are Sam and Ben, but to the federal immigration agents they interact with daily, the two boys wielding cell phones and taking down plate numbers are a duo known as “the brothers.” https://t.co/XPQvgOh5iz pic.twitter.com/j0vaPZ4fMU

— CNN (@CNN) February 2, 2026

Sophia Peyser and Danya Gainor report for CNN:

Sam and Ben Luhmann are trained ICE watchers, documenting federal immigration agents’ actions with cell phone video and quickly warning of agents’ locations with whistles and car horns. Their efforts are reflective of a growing movement across the country as thousands of parents, teachers, clergy members and community organizers have sought training on what they can legally do when they see an immigration arrest.

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“(Federal agents are) constantly pushing people and beating them up, kneeing them in the face when they’re down on the ground, or shoving their head into ice or pavement so that they’re scraped up,” Ben said.

The homeschooled boys spend their days in south Minneapolis following suspected federal vehicles in their silver 2018 Toyota Corolla, writing down license plate numbers and sending immigration agents’ locations in group chats with other observers.

When the agents stop, so do the brothers, jumping out into frigid temperatures to film operations on their phones and Sam’s chest-mounted GoPro camera — videos they upload online.