Minneapolis Braces for Rent Crisis As ICE Surge Winds Down
With warnings that an eviction spike is looming, city and state leaders are seeking aid for renters who lost wages over the last few months.
A business announces its closure for a strike during the ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployment in Minneapolis.
Photographer: Tim Evans/Bloomberg
Fewer than a thousand federal immigration officials remain in Minnesota after killing two US citizens, but the federal siege has set off economic aftershocks that are starting to be felt in the local housing market.
City and state leaders are now trying to strengthen tenant protections and free up relief for renters, who make up more than half of Minneapolis’s population and half of St. Paul’s. Minneapolis estimates that at least $15.7 million in monthly rental assistance would be needed to cover households that may have lost wages during the Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployment. Tenant advocates warn a spike in eviction filings could come in the weeks ahead.