Businessman donates $29 million to help Minnesotans pay rent after ICE surge

A Twin Cities biotech entrepreneur has given away nearly twice the amount of money he had pledged to donate to help Minnesotans pay their rent after the federal immigration crackdown left families struggling to afford bills.

John Wilson has given away about $29 million so far to help thousands of families with rental assistance, up from the $16 million he vowed to give in March, and he expects to donate another $5 million or more for the effort…

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