An 18 year old was taken today in the Hennepin County Government Center. Any leader thinking collaborating with ICE will be good and help end this surge is forgetting that no one in our community is expendable.

"Using local government courthouses for federal civil immigration enforcement interferes with the administration of justice, prevents witnesses from testifying and robs victims of their opportunity to seek justice." Full statement here: www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...

At this point, it should be assumed ICE is monitoring 4th Judicial District court calendars & thus will continue to abduct people when they attend court hearings—including when defending against eviction or proactively enforcing habitability rights in response to the conditions of their rental home.

Great to have the West St. Paul City Council join Minneapolis, St. Paul and Roseville in calling for an eviction moratorium so no family is forced to choose between making rent and risking being kidnapped by ICE. Governor Walz is choosing not to stop evictions for our neighbors in hiding from ICE.

Missed this last week. Worth a read. When will someone on this list say and do something meaningful? Because despite all the propaganda, the Feds have not "deescalated tensions" and we're all still waiting to see those "real solutions" the CEOs were talking about. www.mnchamber.com/blog/open-le...

As news coverage ebbs but reports from the streets indicate Operation Metro Surge is still surging, I’m surprised there’s not some kind of official report/press conference every day, like we used to get during Covid. Just the best update they have on what happened today? I think I am being naive.

Before the charity stream began, content creators from @minnmax.com and @giantbomb.bsky.social weren't sure what number to aim for — maybe $30,000 or $50,000. Within 15 minutes, they raised $58,000 for local food pantry VEAP. Within an hour, $100,000.

Last night, I conducted an unannounced oversight visit to the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis. The Trump Administration’s policies are putting people’s lives at risk with their incompetence, cruelty, and lawlessness.

I continue in my attempts to impress on the Sheriff just how much her decisions are compromising the reputation of and any trust the public has in the Sheriff’s Office, as well as the entire county operation.

LawHelpMN is building out a clearinghouse of resources for people who are detained or at risk of detention by ICE. It'll be continually updated as new resources come online. Available in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali www.lawhelpmn.org/detained

Props to Strib reporter @maryjowebster.bsky.social—sounds like they're going to revise the story.

I know multiple reporters have been annoyed talking to me about evictions, but this shit is very complicated and important to get right.

Data in @startribune.com's story on eviction filings is totally incorrect—does not account for expungements, which makes past year #'s artificially lower. They also didn't speak to tenants or advocates, but of course Cecil Smith w/ landlord trade group is quoted. www.startribune.com/eviction-fil...

It is Bandcamp Friday.

Rental assistance hotlines in the state say calls for help have skyrocketed this year. Some callers say they’re not going to work because they’re afraid they’ll be detained by ICE if they leave the house. Others say a family breadwinner was detained, leaving them struggling to pay the bills.

Earlier today the 4th Judicial District (Hennepin) confirmed they WILL NOT move housing court initial appearances from in-person to remote hearings (by default). Tenants can still request remote & referees have discretion to do so. Very bad news. Greatly increases need for an eviction moratorium.

This is where people would exit from appearing in 4th Judicial District Housing Court (& other courts), and my understanding is that the 4th JD (Hennepin) is still having initial eviction action appearances in-person rather than remote (unlike everywhere else in the state). EVICTION MORATORIUM NOW.

This morning at the Minnesota State Capitol. An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.

There is a lot of not-so-subtle anti-immigrant rhetoric going on here. The subtext with these "anecdotes" seem to be "Well if this deserving person didn't get it. Why should some immigrant?"

CM Vetaw's argument mirrors to her own ability to represent Ward 4. She disappears into a black hole and doesn't help people.

goddamnit

Here's hoping the NYRR might give Minnesotans dealing with the occupation of our state a little break during this year's lottery 🤞🤞

Fixed the headline for you @startribune.com

They'll be sharing about the many issues tenants are experiencing, mutual aid & organizing efforts for rental assistance, the need for for an eviction moratorium, and much more. Are you a renter who has been impacted? MPR will be taking listener calls: www.mprnews.org/episode/2026... (🧵2/2)

At 9am today catch HOME Line Co-Executive Director Jess Zarik on @mprnews.org with @angeladavismpr.bsky.social, along with Organizer Miguel Brito with the West Side Community Organization in St. Paul—discussing how immigration enforcement is impacting renters: www.mprnews.org/episode/2026... (🧵1/2)

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Klobuchar can talk a big game on the Sunday shows but she is not on our side. All she's done is normalize Trump.

My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis. This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg

Thank you @sahanjournal.bsky.social! Where do Minnesota Republicans stand on immigration and the Good and Pretti killings? sahanjournal.com/democracy-po... Please join me in donating to Sahan Journal here: sahanjournal.fundjournalism.org/donate/?&org...

Not diminishing calls for eviction moratorium/rent relief—but important to know Minnesota state law requires landlords provide a notice 14 days in advance of eviction for nonpayment. A few cities require 30 days. So while Feb rent is due today, evictions for Feb should be held off for a bit. 1/2

It’s the single most important thing anyone in this state can do right now. That way people can shelter in place safely. At the local level we be voting on funding support for rental assistance, legal assistance, small business support, and more.

You’re describing an emergency. The world is also watching you and waiting for you to do something. Are you going to establish an eviction moratorium? Rent is due today.

PUSA in '97.

Tom Morello leads the crowd in ‘Killing in the Name’ at First Ave 🎸🎶 🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

There was an eviction problem in Minnesota before the invasion—approx. 25,500 residential tenant/landlord evictions were filed last year—highest rate we've seen. So even if they left immediately (which they are clearly not), they have made our urgent housing instability crisis exponentially worse.

I would beseech the national media to stop writing sentences like one I just read that said basically "ICE's time in Minnesota is almost up." That is NOT an established fact. Please do not turn away. Please check the readily available information from people on the ground and local journalists.

Rent is due! Our immigrant neighbors need rent assistance because Trump has kept so many from working. I'm fighting for rent assistance at the local level but we need the state and philanthropy to step up too

As the urgent need for an eviction moratorium & emergency rental assistance increase, I want to remind folks that @governorwalz.mn.gov benefits from taxpayer-funded subsidized housing—the Minnesota Governor's Residence: mn.gov/admin/govern... Sure would be nice if we had enough of that to go around.

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Thanks City of Saint Paul, this is much appreciated. Now could you please do something about the harmful actions of your own Public Housing Agency? They filed 68 evictions on the same day that the council took this on their eviction moratorium resolution, see here: bsky.app/profile/eric...

i just want to cry. i have literally just spent the last 6 hours responding to email after email of people begging for rent money or for me to point them in the direction of help, which does not exist. please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.

Governor Walz must match the courage of our communities who are out every day protecting their neighbors and implement an eviction moratorium. Evict ICE, not us.

I hate to bring it back to landlords, but they are pushing very hard behind the scenes to ensure it doesn't happen.

Yesterday was the 4th day in the past week with 100+ evictions filed in a day. Several renter-dense cities (Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, & Brooklyn Center) have local ordinances requiring 30-day notices prior to eviction for non-payment, so we are likely not seeing all the ICE-related cases yet.

Every time I talk to someone outside of Minnesota, we always spend time on *really* basic things they have don’t understand about what is happening here. So let’s do a Q&A. What are your most basic questions about what’s going on in Minnesota?

Despite these incredibly courageous corporate executives failing to demand ICE leave our state, they still have opportunities to ensure every single financial need on standwithminnesota.com is met, while also fully funding a turbo-speed emergency rental assistance program w/ no application barriers.

Over 1,600 evictions have been filed throughout Minnesota from January 1 through January 23. Filings for January rent have increased dramatically in the past week. February rent is due soon. It is still extremely dangerous for our neighbors to be out in public.

And may only be the tip of the iceberg. A major portion of leases give until the 5th of the month to pay. Then state law requires 14 days written notice. Three weeks from now, these numbers might look quaint.