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Calling on the State of Minnesota and Governor Walz to enact an energy and gas shutoff moratorium to keep Minnesota families safe and protect them from ICE.
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Whereas, the federal government’s campaign of discriminatory mass deportation has inflicted terror nationwide, and the Trump administration's fixation on Minnesota has cruelly targeted our community with harassment, intimidation, and violence; and
Whereas, Minnesota is currently experiencing the largest immigration operation by the Department of Homeland Security in the nation’s history, with the Trump administration claiming to have sent over 2,000 agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and other federal agencies to Minnesota; and
Whereas, the public has experienced and documented countless instances of federal agents targeting and harassing residents based on the color of their skin, regardless of immigration status; and
Whereas, federal agents have been escalating violence against legal observers and community members protecting their neighbors, including Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by an ICE agent on January 7, 2026 and Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who was murdered by multiple ICE agents on January 24, 2026; and
Whereas, these threatening and violent attacks on our residents have occurred in public spaces including schools, streets, hospitals, sidewalks, grocery stores, places of worship, and bus stops. As a result, many residents are unable to move freely due to the threat of harassment, violence, and abduction, forcing them to shelter-in place and impacting their ability to work and provide for their families; and
Whereas, in addition to the threat of violence and abduction, many families are grappling with the fear of having their electricity and heating shut-off due to an inability to safely go to work; and
Whereas, some cold weather protections do exist in Minnesota with the Cold Weather Rule, b...
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