Twin Cities immigrant-run eateries persevere through ICE crackdown
TL;DR
Immigrant-owned restaurants in the Twin Cities are scrambling to survive ICE enforcement (Operation Metro Surge) with dining rooms closed and staff reduced; revenues are down about 50% year over year as workers fear raids, while communities organize online orders, donation drives, and neighborhood watch efforts to support workers and customers.
- Immigrant-run restaurants are determined to survive ICE crackdown MinnPost
- Minnesota’s biggest companies starting to feel heat from ICE surge Star Tribune
- ‘ICE is using my business as a hunting ground’ CNN
- Small Minneapolis businesses hit hard by ICE crackdown, while corporations stay silent Reuters
- Local Restaurants Report Fewer Customers, Staffing Strains During ICE Surge CCX Media -
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