Minneapolis small businesses – and some big ones – start receiving assistance to remedy ICE surge

By: Trevor Mitchell

Outlets: MinnPost

Published: June 15, 2026

Words: 641

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Sara Wordofa, the owner of Katar River Restaurant and Bakery in Minneapolis’ Longfellow neighborhood, originally planned to expand her business in January, with another expansion planned for April.

Then Operation Metro Surge happened. The expansions were delayed, leaving her holding on to several outstanding loans.

“It affected me a lot,” she said in an interview. “Very hard time for me.”

So when Wordofa recently got a letter in the mail from the City of Minneapolis, …

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