Hoping customers would return after Operation Metro Surge, immigrant businesses are still waiting

By: Atra Mohamed

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 934

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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When the federal immigration crackdown began in December, El Chuchi Market on Lake Street in Minneapolis was among the hardest-hit businesses, leading to a two-week closure in February.

But Luis Tamay, the owner, said the problems began well before Operation Metro Surge brought 3,000 immigration agents to Minnesota last winter.

Latino communities were feeling the immigration crackdown well before Operation Metro Surge, upon the second inauguration …

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