US EditionICE surge business recovery loans to get Minnesota Senate vote
The proposal would offer forgivable loans to businesses that lost at least 30% of revenue during Operation Metro Surge.
- The Minnesota Senate is advancing a $100 million loan program to the Senate floor for a full vote, aimed at helping businesses harmed by Operation Metro Surge.
- Federal immigration enforcement operations early this year caused widespread economic damage, with Minneapolis and St. Paul businesses losing millions in revenue and workforce productivity during the crackdown.
- The proposed $100 million fund offers forgivable loans to businesses proving at least 30% revenue losses, with $18 million set aside for Greater Minnesota and remaining funds for the seven-county Twin Cities metro area.
- Facing a May 18 legislative deadline, the bill confronts an uncertain path in the closely divided House, where any measure requires bipartisan support to advance.
- Beyond legislative efforts, the state continues pursuing a lawsuit against the federal government, claiming Operation Metro Surge was illegal while assessing long-term economic damages.
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Operation Metro Surge hurt Twin Cities businesses. Will the Legislature help?
ST. PAUL — Months after the wind-down of the federal government’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, local businesses and governments are still assessing the full impact of the operation. Some Minnesota lawmakers want to spend state money to soften the blow, but their proposals face uncertain prospects in the Legislature. Estimates of Operation Metro Surge’s local costs continue to grow. A new filing in a lawsuit brought by the state and Twin C…
Gauging the cost of Operation Metro Surge is a work in progress
On Jan. 24, the St. Paul Police Department used 1,007.5 overtime hours so its officers could respond to the shooting of Alex Pretti. The cost? Over $99,000. So far, the cost of Operation Metro Surge is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars across dips in business revenue, workers’ lost wages and unexpected costs to local and state government departments, among other things. Quantifying the economic impact of the immigration …
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