“Three local law enforcement leaders expressed concern over federal immigration agents’ behavior over the last few weeks, including stopping off-duty officers of color,” reports Sahan Journal. … The law enforcement leaders also said federal agents don’t seem to be coordinating their work across the metro, and that a small group of federal agents are causing problems by stopping community members in traffic and in the street with no cause, and demanding that they produce paperwork proving they’re in the country legally.”
Around 50 physicians in Minnesota joined Minnesota Sen. Alice Mann, DFL-Edina, and Sen. Matt Klein, DFL-Mendota Heights, at a press conference to share their experiences during “Operation Metro Surge,” according to the Pioneer Press. The doctors sounded “the alarm over the health care impacts of the surge in federal immigration enforcement activity,” and “chaos and fear” are contributing to keeping patients from seeking medical care. In some cases, by not getting prompt medical attention, the patients exacerbate their conditions, with some becoming medical emergencies.
Hennepin County Medical Center is looking to cut $50 million in costs after the hospital has lost money on operations in seven of the past eight years, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports. Dr. Kevin Croston, the co-interim administrator of Hennepin Healthcare, calls the situation “a dire, daunting time.” The hospital is now in “full crisis mode.”
“Last week, Minnesota-based faith leaders, unions, and other community groups called for a strike and economic blackout on Jan. 23 in response to the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge,” Bring Me The News reports. The news site has a list of businesses closing on Friday, Jan. 23.
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