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Residents urge St. Peter council to back families amid local ICE activity
Summary
Residents described aggressive immigration enforcement in St. Peter, reported business losses and fear among families, and urged the council to publicize resources, back legal aid partnerships and consider a declarative statement. The council and staff emphasized existing procedures and pledged clearer public communications.
Several residents told the St. Peter City Council on Jan. 26 that recent immigration-enforcement activity has left local families fearful and in need of help.
At the start of the public-comment period, Ellen Conover of Windsor Lane described reports from Somali community members that included two Gustavus students stopped while driving to class, an incident in which an agent “aggressively pounded on the car window demanding proof of her citizenship,” and a local halal store owner who has had to lock her business and leave it unattended during ICE activity. Conover read notes from others and urged the council to consider measures including legal-aid partnerships,…
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