For six weeks, I worked as an independent video journalist with The New York Times covering the Minneapolis ICE surge, documenting federal immigration enforcement across the city in January and February 2026. Looking back, I wish I had written about this work sooner. Even now, watching these videos reminds me of the anxiety and fear so many people in our community experienced. I also recognize that my experience was very different from many of the people we met. As a white ma

Finding Manoomin is our Emmy-winning documentary filmmaking project with MPR News and TPT. The film follows reporter Leah Lemm as she reconnects with her Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe community and the sacred harvest of wild rice. Shot by Ben Garvin and produced by Lindsey Seavert, the story blends interviews, scenic drone footage, underwater shots, and time spent on reservation land with elders and family.