Immigration

But President Trump’s immigration crackdown is having an effect.

La Bodega Taco Bar is a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis. The owner, Alex Rosario-Torres, said sales are down by around 50% because of the ICE crackdown in the city.

The Small Business Administration will no longer allow green card holders to apply for SBA loans.

Many businesses who support the shutdown are considering their options: Stay open because they can't afford to lose the income, close and absorb the costs, or stay open and devote some proceeds to immigration causes.

A campaign against ICE is asking people to “join a nationwide day of no school, no work and no shopping.” 

The Senate just voted down a bill that would allocate an additional $10 billion to the agency. 

The U.S. has tightened vetting of foreign visitors — and banned them outright from four participating nations. But there is a special visa program for FIFA ticketholders.

Employees and customers are staying home, business owners are cutting hours, and entire communities are feeling the ripple effects of the ICE crackdown.

Staffing shortages are likely to intensify as the Trump administration ends a program that gave 350,000 Haitians the right to live and work in the United States.

MPR News’ Dana Ferguson shares how Minnesota has been affected by ICE activity, from small businesses to schools.