Minneapolis City Council asks Walz to declare eviction moratorium

“We cannot survive adding a housing crisis onto everything we are already carrying,” said one Minneapolis advocate for an eviction moratorium

By: Katrina Pross

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: January 15, 2026

Words: 640

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Minneapolis leaders and community members called for Gov. Tim Walz to issue an order that would prohibit evictions of residents amid a surge in federal law enforcement activity in Minnesota.

Several Minneapolis City Council members said many residents are scared to leave their homes and go to work over fears they might encounter U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Thousands of federal agents have been deployed to the Twin Cities recently, and

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