Twin Cities immigrant rights activists want a stronger “sanctuary city” in Minneapolis.
The Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee is pushing for a new set of policies they say will strengthen Minneapolis’ separation ordinance, restricting local police from collaborating with federal immigration authorities.
This call to action follows a federal raid at a Lake Street restaurant in June where MPD assisted with crowd control. There is no evidence the raid back in June had anything to do with immigration, however, with Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt all saying it was a federal law enforcement operation targeting drug and human trafficking…