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Council member honors MLK and raises concerns over reported immigration enforcement overreach
Summary
At the Jan. 20 meeting Council Member Mcshihi honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and recounted statements by the Hennepin County Sheriff and local police chiefs expressing concern about enforcement actions that they say have included stopping people based on skin tone; Mcshihi urged support for vulnerable residents.
Council Member Mcshihi used the council-report portion of the Jan. 20 meeting to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day and to urge the city to support vulnerable neighbors affected by recent federal immigration enforcement activity.
"Dr. King taught that injustice is never contained and that our responsibility is to act with moral clarity when it shows up in front of us," Mcshihi said, noting they had spent time meeting with neighbors who are fearful of enforcement actions. Mcshihi said the Hennepin County Sheriff and the chiefs of Brooklyn Park and St. Paul had publicly expressed concern about "recent enforcement overreach, including stops of U.S. citizens and...off‑duty officers based on skin tone alone," and that such conduct was eroding trust between communities and law enforcement.
Mcshihi asked anyone wanting to serve or help neighbors impacted most to contact them for resource referrals. No formal council action on immigration enforcement was taken during the meeting.
