Employees fearful of the Twin Cities’ immigration enforcement crackdown have forced a number of Twin Cities restaurants to temporarily close their doors.
Among them is El Rodeo Mexican restaurant in Maple Grove. Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement showed up at the restaurant earlier this week. According to El Rodeo supporters, no one was arrested. However, workers there say some employees are now too scared to work.
Ivette Chatman has been a frequent customer of El Rodeo ever since she moved to Maple Grove two years ago. But when she showed up for lunch on Thursday the doors were locked, and the restaurant was dark…