The Vast Economic Harm Caused By Warrantless ICE Raids -- In Minneapolis/St. Paul, Alone: New Report.

The twin cities estimate, via an independent study, that over $660 million in lost revenue was directly attributable to the disruptions, street barricades and general fear engendered by the ICE surges in Minneapolis, over those nine weeks. You may read that (all eight pages) as an exhibit to the amended complaint, in the class action now working its way throught the federal court there. [Prior backgrounder, here.]

That is. . . staggering -- but personally, I want to highlight the way businesses and others have reported that ICE agents treated them. [I've used the St. Paul version, below, but here is the Minneapolis one, for a complete record.] Most of all, look at that last line: not even one person in St. Paul was ever shown a judicial warrant, prior to ICE trespass, into private property -- and/or arrests. Damn:

. . .Agents entered a non-public area of their business without consent | 12.8%

Agents questioned their workers about their immigration status | 7.4%

Agents detained or arrested workers inside the business | 3.6%

Agents questioned customers about their immigration status | 19.1%

Agents detained or arrested customers inside the business | 0.9%

Agents presented an administrative warrant | 2.3%

Agents displayed weapons inside the business | 3.6%

Agents presented a judicial warrant signed by a judge | 0.0%. . . .

This is insane. The American people deserve better, from their elected administration, at the federal level. It is high time to vote them. . . out. Onward.

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