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Minneapolis committee advances strengthened separation ordinance after hours of public testimony
Summary
The Committee of the Whole heard extensive public testimony and advanced amendments to the city's separation ordinance that would limit use of city resources for federal immigration enforcement, require staff training and reporting, and expand complaint protections for residents.
The Minneapolis Committee of the Whole on Dec. 9 advanced proposed amendments to the city's separation ordinance (Title 2, Chapter 19) aimed at limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and improving reporting and accountability.
Council Vice Chair Robin Choudhry and Council Vice President Chuck Tay, who joined Chair Jason Chavez as presenters, said the revisions modernize the ordinance to reflect city values and address recent incidents involving federal agents. Tay described the package as strengthening the "separation" between city functions and immigration enforcement and said it includes requirements the city provide training, limit access to nonpublic city property, and demand public safety reporting when local personnel are deployed with federal actors.
Why it matters: Supporters said the changes respond to recent ICE and federal activity that residents described as frightening and destabilizing.…
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