Metro Transit workers decry ICE activity at transit stops

By: Andrew Hazzard

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: January 14, 2026

Words: 527

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The surge of immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities is taking its toll on Metro Transit operators who are seeing people being detained at transit stops, and sparking fear in immigrants and employees of color, union officials say.

On Jan, 10, federal agents forced people out of vehicles in front of a bus stop at Bloomington Avenue and East 31st Street in south Minneapolis, according to Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1005 President David …

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