[0:03] [Spanish dialogue] [0:04] Good morning. [0:05] [Spanish dialogue] [0:09] My name is Jacob Frey.I’m the City of Minneapolis Mayor [0:11] and I'm joined herewith our chief of police, with faith [0:16] and business leaders,because we want to speak out on what [0:21] we already recognize, which is this Trumpadministration is causing [0:26] chaos and fear in our communitieswhere we should be building trust. [0:31] We have Latino community membersthat are terrified to go outside, [0:36] to go to the grocery store, [0:39] to attend church,simply to open up the door to their home [0:43] because they're concernedabout their safety. [0:48] People in our Latino communityshould be comfortable calling the police. [0:52] They should be comfortableshopping for food. [0:55] Indeed, they have made Minneapolisa better place through their hard work [0:59] and their entrepreneurship. [1:01] And because of this,because of their fear to go outside [1:06] and patron small and local businessesthroughout our city, [1:09] these businessesand our economy is then suffering. [1:13] The consequences of these [1:15] hateful immigrationpolicies have a ripple effect. [1:19] What it means is that fewerpeople in our city are going outside [1:23] to patronthese small and local businesses. [1:26] These business ownersare having to shut their doors. [1:30] They're losing tons of moneybecause they are not able to pay the rent [1:35] and keep the lights on. [1:38] The impact is to the economy. [1:39] I've heard again and again that theTrump administration cares about business. [1:46] Well, in this case, business is suffering. [1:49] Business is suffering becauseof these horrible immigration policies [1:53] where even Latino American citizensdon't feel comfortable going outside. [1:58] Because here's the thing. [1:59] They're discriminatingonly to the sense of, [2:02] are you Latino or are you Somali? [2:05] Once it's been establishedthat you're Latino or Somali, [2:09] the deportations or the detainment, [2:11] detainments that we're seeing right noware entirely indiscriminate. [2:16] My ask [2:17] to the people of Minneapolis, to everyone [2:22] go, patron [2:23] these small and local businesses, [2:24] the ask is about as easy of an askI could possibly make. [2:28] Go overto East Lake Street, buy a beautiful dress, [2:33] get some incredible food, buysome tamales and some tacos. [2:37] Go get yourself some insurance. [2:39] Go shop at a Latinoor a Somali owned business. [2:44] Go patron [2:45] some of these immigrant owned businessesthat have helped [2:47] make Minneapolis a better place,and that have added [2:50] so beautiful to the cultural fabricof who we are. [2:53] These businesses are suffering right now,and right now, [2:56] they deserve our support. [2:59] And so whether that's heading to MercadoCentral or Plaza México, [3:03] whether that's going over to MidtownGlobal [3:06] Market or Sagal or Sanag.Whether that's heading over to Karmel [3:10] Mall, East Lake Street or CedarRiverside, we all have an obligation. [3:15] And so if you're sitting at home right nowand you're asking yourself the question, [3:20] what can I do to help outour beautifully diverse communities? [3:24] What can I do to help out our immigrantpopulations here in Minneapolis? [3:29] One answer is very simple. [3:31] Go buy some incredible productsthat they are selling [3:34] when their businesses are suffering. [3:36] It'll make our city a better place. [3:38] It will help these businesses out [3:40] through a very difficult time,and we can all be united as one [3:43] Minneapolis. [3:45] And so I'm so proud to be herewith leaders from our communities [3:49] that have been standing upthrough some of the most difficult times. [3:52] And I have the honorof introducing our chief of police. [3:55] I want to note, that we have a separationordinance in the City of Minneapolis. [4:00] And so when you see this uniformand this badge, you know that City [4:04] employees, including our police officers,do not ask [4:07] about your immigration status. [4:10] We do not participatein federal immigration enforcement. [4:14] And the separation ordinance existsso that you feel safe [4:17] and comfortablecalling 911 here in our city, [4:22] interacting with our local police officers [4:25] because they will be looking outfor your safety, pure and simple. [4:29] I'm proud to invite up Chief O'Hara. [4:37] Good morning. [4:38] Thank you, Mayor. [4:39] My name is Brian O'Hara,and I am the Minneapolis police chief. [4:44] First of all, thank you, pastor Sergio, [4:47] for inviting us backinto this sacred space here. [4:51] We know this has been a very, [4:55] very difficulttime for our communities here in the city. [4:59] The fear that people areexperiencing is real. [5:04] As our mayor has said, [5:07] it's been sad to drive down Lake Street [5:11] and to see so many of our businesseseither closed [5:15] or empty. [5:18] It's hard to see the impact [5:20] that this is having on everyonein our community. [5:25] It's especially [5:28] personal to me, [5:31] having been raised a Catholic,to be in a Christian church [5:35] this morning, as we areapproaching Christmas, [5:39] and I cannot help but think ofwhat is happening in our city today [5:45] and how that echoes with [5:47] how outsidershave been treated for thousands of years. [5:52] How Mary and Joseph themselves [5:55] were considered outsiders [5:57] and forced to stay in a barn. [6:01] That's what we're getting readyto commemorate as Christians [6:04] around the world. [6:06] While all of this fear is happening [6:09] right here in our town. [6:12] So my goal [6:14] and our goal as the Minneapolis police [6:17] is to try and do what we canto reduce fear, [6:21] to reduce anxiety,and to try and help provide [6:25] for public safetyand uphold human dignity in our city. [6:31] We have several of our community serviceofficers that are here in the back. [6:34] If I'm going to ask them to pleasejoin us up here with our pastors, [6:39] because I want people to see [6:42] what the future of the MinneapolisPolice Department looks like. [6:47] This is not [6:48] the same police department it was in 2020. [6:53] Our officers who have stayedare incredibly resilient [6:56] and they are incrediblydedicated to our communities. [7:00] And as you can see,the department is very rapidly [7:03] becoming more and more diversified. [7:07] And these community serviceofficers are here this morning [7:11] because as you can see,pastor is getting ready [7:14] to have food distributed to people [7:18] who are too scared to leave their homes. [7:20] And these community service officershave volunteered [7:24] to help deliver food to peoplethat are scared to leave their homes. [7:29] And that is the quality of the character [7:32] of the menand women of this police department. [7:35] So I just want to be clear,as our mayor has said several times, [7:39] and I have said the MinneapolisPolice Department is committed [7:44] to honoring the human dignityof every person in our community. [7:49] The Minneapolis Police Department does not [7:51] participate in immigration enforcement. [7:54] We do not care and do not ask peopleabout immigration status. [8:00] People in our communityneed to know that they can feel confident [8:03] that when they need help,they can call 911 [8:07] and we will show up for everyoneand not be afraid to call [8:11] because they think we mightturn them over. [8:14] For some civil immigration violation. [8:17] That's not our job. [8:18] Our mission is to keepeveryone in this town safe. [8:22] And we cannot accomplish that. [8:24] If a huge segment of this communityis too scared [8:28] to call us when they need help,because that makes everyone less safe. [8:33] So thank you. [8:33] And I want to turn it over to you, pastor. [8:36] Thank you. [8:37] Pastor Sergio from the church here. [8:43] Thank you. [8:44] Thank you for being here, mayor. [8:46] Police. Chief of police. [8:48] Daniel. Rodolfo Trujillo. [8:50] Pastors that are here, business ownersthat are here. [8:54] This is horrible. [8:55] I've been speaking with some pastors. [8:57] I've been speaking with some businessowners. To us as Latinos, [9:01] this feels worse than the pandemic.At least in the pandemic, [9:05] you know, people had the option to gogrocery shopping and stuff like that. [9:09] We have over 5,000 familieswaiting for food. [9:13] We've been able to deliver400 to 600 a day. [9:17] So this is something [9:20] that is continue to increaseand we're doing what we can. [9:23] And, but this is not good. [9:26] I mean, there are some people out therein government that call themselves [9:29] Christians, and they're persecutingtheir own brothers in Christ. [9:33] Kind of like the chief said,you know, Jesus was born. [9:35] And then because of government,he needed to flee to Egypt [9:39] and to stay in Egypt to save his life. [9:41] If you're trying to send peopleback to their country [9:43] just because they cross the borderto offer a new, a bright [9:47] future for their family or escaping. [9:50] You know that community is back there. [9:52] If you send them back,they could get killed as well. [9:55] So you helping the criminals. [9:57] We're okay with you guys getting the badapples. [9:59] Fine. [10:00] But please, please have compassion. [10:05] Have compassion for, pregnant woman. [10:08] Have compassion for familiesthat are scared. [10:11] Even citizens and residents are scared. [10:14] You're traumatizing the community. [10:16] This is not the Christian way. [10:18] This is not compassion. [10:19] Jesus, look at the crowds and look at themas people with no shepherds. [10:24] And, I think we need to join together [10:27] and be a voicefor those who cannot be a voice. [10:30] So I'm asking the church in general [10:33] to get behind thisso we can feed these people. [10:36] And if you don't agree with us, well,it’s your opinion. [10:39] But, I encourage you guys to read The Law [10:43] of Christ in Galatians chapter six. [10:46] The law of Christ is abovethe law of Moses. The law of Christ is [10:48] Help your brotherwhen he is not doing well. [10:52] Thank you very much. [10:53] Thank you for being here. [10:54] God bless you and God bless Minneapolisand the whole Minnesota. Blessings. [11:06] Good morning. [11:07] My name is Rodolfo Trujillo, and,I just want to let you know [11:11] about the impact that these ICE raids [11:14] have had on our communities [11:18] in the Twin Citiesand in the outlying areas. [11:22] One of the things that's [11:24] really important is, [11:27] these ICE raids have caused terror. [11:31] And when I mean terror, I mean terror. [11:33] Yesterday I saw ICE [11:36] agents load and put in the car [11:40] a student, a high school student, [11:43] took her and her father on Fourth and Lake, [11:48] and that's that impacted me a lot. [11:51] It was just [11:53] that's not the way to do things. [11:55] And that's not our. [11:57] I'm fourth generation American. [11:59] This is not the waywe do things in our country. [12:03] I just want to let you know [12:04] this has had an impact, and peopledon't want to go outside their houses. [12:10] They don't want to shop. [12:12] People like Danny and other people,they have, grocery stores are actually [12:17] delivering the groceries to the people [12:20] because of the terror that they have. [12:24] It's impacted the businesses clientele. [12:29] My clientele. [12:29] I own two H&R Block offices andthe clientele has dropped significantly. [12:35] Latinos and Somali as wellare not coming out. [12:40] That's going to have an impacton the hospitality businesses and [12:44] and such as restaurants, hotelsand cleaning and [12:49] the plaza, the Mexican plazaacross the street from my business, [12:53] half the owners are not even showing upto open their businesses. [12:57] And that's that's the truth. [12:59] It's very importantthat people at this time [13:03] that they goand they patronize these businesses. [13:07] These people have a labor cost. [13:10] They have fixed costs as rent. [13:13] They have variable costthat they have to pay. [13:16] And they're not going to be ableto pay that [13:19] if clientele are not coming in. [13:21] And as Pastor Sergio Amezcua,thank you for hosting us. [13:26] And you also noticed something that wasreally important during the pandemic. [13:30] I'm originally from Texas, so, [13:34] I, I was I really didn't protect myselfduring the Covid. [13:39] I didn't, and I, and I was able to shop. [13:41] I was able to do thingsthat I was able to normally do. [13:45] But we we had an option. [13:48] Some of these people right nowdon't have that option. [13:51] They don't have the option to go outside [13:54] because of the terrorthat they have in their heart. [13:56] And and I'm not saying anythingabout Christianity [14:00] or anything else,but that's that's spiritually. [14:04] That's that's wrong. [14:05] What we're doing, we're terrorizing peopleand they're terrorizing [14:09] Minneapolis because of what we standfor here in Minneapolis. [14:13] Thank you very much. [14:22] My name is Daniel Hernandez, [14:24] better known as Danny in Minnesota,I love Minnesota. [14:27] I been here since I was 16. [14:30] I own several businesses in the TwinCities. [14:35] It's been [14:37] a real pain to see [14:39] not just U.S. citizens, U.S. [14:42] residents, DPS, Wawa, visa youths [14:46] being so scared to go out for simply [14:51] being brown or black in [14:54] in some cases because my Somali brothersare being terrorized. [14:59] My Hispanic brothers are being terrorizedbecause of their skin color. [15:04] Now, yes, a lot of people say, hey,what about the illegals? [15:08] Like so many of you call us. [15:10] Well, next time you eat your apple, [15:13] think about an illegal picking that apple. [15:16] Next time you eat a burrito,think about an illegal [15:19] might be the onemaking that burrito. [15:24] But let me tell you something. [15:26] Nobody [15:27] is illegal in the land of God. [15:31] This message that I [15:32] want to send,this is not for President Trump. [15:35] This is for Melania Trump. [15:37] And I hope she hear it. [15:39] Melania. [15:40] You speak just like me. [15:42] We both have a very strong accent. [15:46] You as a person [15:48] from other country who came over [15:52] looking for the American dream, [15:56] the real American dream. [15:58] You're welcome. [15:59] You succeed. [16:02] As you, [16:04] this Christmas are going to be sittingwith your family. [16:07] Let me remind you something, Melania. [16:09] A lot of the Latinos and Somalibrothers and sisters who also look for [16:14] that American dream are not going to havetheir parents with them. [16:19] Are not going to have their motheror their father. [16:24] I've got calls, chill [16:26] calls, people calling mewhile the rights is going on. [16:29] Then what are we going to do? [16:31] My kids are here. [16:32] They are knocking at the door. They're. [16:36] Thinking about that, Melania. [16:38] Think about that. [16:40] You are a person. [16:42] I have seen your heart. [16:44] I have seen how you are always supportingmothers. [16:47] Just yesterday, a mother was drug [16:50] and she was pregnant. [16:53] Two days ago,a mother at the Mall of America [16:56] was snatched by immigration agent. [16:59] Today, she lost her baby. [17:02] So think about what are. [17:04] What are we teachingand what are you teaching? [17:07] Barron Trump about basic human lives. [17:13] So, my friends, I am here as a leader. [17:17] I am here as a Christian person. [17:20] I am here to support not just the Latinos [17:24] and the Somalis,but I'm here to support all minorities. [17:27] We in the TwinCities have gone through the worst [17:31] of the worst in the past,and we survived Covid. [17:35] We survived the biggest riotsin Minnesota. [17:38] And let me tell you something. [17:40] We will survive this one. [17:43] Thank you. [17:43] Thank you. [17:44] Thank you. [17:47] Thank you. [17:48] We'll open it to questions. [17:51] Do you have any data or even share [17:54] about just the scale of the challengethat this is causing for businesses? [17:57] The amount of or are you independent? [18:00] Summarizing.Let me let me answer that one. [18:03] Let me let me answer that. [18:05] Yeah. You can get itstraight from a business owner. [18:07] Let me introduce. [18:07] Exactly. So. [18:08] So this is this. [18:10] This is the guy that owns [18:12] a series of grocery storesthroughout the city in Colonial Market. [18:16] Has done extensive business. [18:18] And most recently,you said about 40 to 50% down. [18:22] But it couldperhaps it could be more of this. [18:23] Well. [18:26] Right now we are literally, [18:28] literally at 10 to 15% on my store alone. [18:33] The stores the entire colonial Marketin Lake Street, 12 [18:37] and 15% of total ofof what we used to sell 100%. [18:41] Now we only sell 15%. 15%. [18:45] The business that we have 12 businessesthere, they're all close. [18:49] All of them are close. [18:50] And believe me when I'm telling you,they're not here illegally, [18:55] but they're closedbecause they're afraid to [18:58] to be outside and get caught. Now, [19:02] just yesterday, right outside of my doors, [19:05] immigration took one of my customers. What? [19:08] He was just buying. [19:10] And, you know, like, it'sjust the scale of the damage. [19:15] It's going to have repercussionsfor years to come. [19:18] And believe me when I say that. [19:22] So, Daniel,you're only selling 50% of your inventory. [19:25] Is that correct?Only 15% and 15, 1-5 percent. [19:30] And that's because I choosing to drive. [19:33] Last night I went. [19:34] I got home at 1 a.m. [19:36] because I'm bringing food. [19:38] It's it's it'scompletely different, my friend. [19:41] Bringing 50, delivering 50 to 100 mealsper day, [19:46] per day to having 500 peoplecoming over to your store. [19:51] I'm not. I'm. [19:52] We're ready. [19:52] Like,even even in my own store. [19:55] We used to employ 25 people. [19:58] Right now we're at four peopleplus me because we cannot afford it. [20:02] My rent is $28,000. [20:06] The Wellington have been so gratefulto say, Danny, don't worry about it. [20:09] We are with you. [20:11] We hope you survive. [20:12] Jacob is checking on meconstantly. [20:16] Danny. How can we help you? [20:17] How can we help the community. And [20:20] Chief O'Hara is like. Danny. [20:21] I want to make sure that community knowsthat we are here to help. [20:25] My friends. [20:26] Just yesterday, I delivered a food. [20:28] I saw a mom, and a dad was so afraid. [20:32] Three kids, you know, playing around. [20:35] And the mom asked me for for for medicine. [20:37] For medicine, from my store,for for for for, [20:41] high fever and for dehydration. Ivy. [20:44] So I took it to them,plus food, you know, and the mother, [20:47] the mother and the father begin asking me,can we take our kid to E.R. [20:52] because we're so afraid? [20:54] And I'm like, what do you mean? [20:56] Can I see the kid? [20:57] I saw the kid was dying. Right away, [21:01] I told them, listen,I can take you or you can go, but you not. [21:05] You need to take this, baby.This baby's gonna die. [21:08] That's the amount of how afraid [21:11] is our community. In front of me. [21:14] They be. They hug each other, [21:17] they hug each other. [21:19] And they told them, my love. [21:21] You take the baby.I'll take care of the kids. [21:23] If I don't see you. [21:24] We'll see you somewhere in Mexico. [21:28] And the mother left at that momentwith the kid to the E.R.. [21:32] This is just one example. [21:34] How many of thousand, we have, [21:37] thousands of Latinos living in Minnesota [21:41] that are contributingnot just, you know, to their basic income. [21:45] They’re contribute, [21:46] they're the heart of the economy. [21:49] So there's things that sometimeswe don't make sense. [21:54] I hope the presidentI don't know who's advising the president, [21:57] probably he's going to hate me. [21:58] But hey, think about what you're doingbecause you are [22:01] you are destroying your own economy. [22:02] And in this in this time where we areabout to be in war with Venezuela, [22:08] are you [22:08] spending billions of dollarsto is niche people [22:11] who are actually contributingto this, this wonderful country? [22:16] Please think about that. [22:17] Okay. [22:21] I just wanted to interject, hereand forgive me, [22:25] but he was talking about that. [22:30] They said they would meet in Mexico. [22:31] I just want to let you guys knowthe process that people [22:34] the immigration process,when they take you in, [22:38] you get lost [22:41] in the immigration process [22:44] for three, four, five weeks. [22:47] People don't know where you're atbecause that's how long it takes [22:51] for for your case to come up and for, [22:55] Homeland Securityto put your case in the internet. [23:00] So when they saywe'll see you in Mexico, it's [23:03] because if one parent or two parentsor both parents get snatched, [23:08] the childrendon't know where their parents are. [23:11] They won't know where their parentsare for two to 4 to 5 weeks. [23:16] They have no [23:17] idea where they're at, and that's why. [23:20] And people don't know that the average,the typical American, [23:23] we don't know those things. [23:25] So there's repercussions [23:28] if the children come homeand their parents are not there, [23:32] they don't know where they're at [23:35] and they won't know. [23:37] They won't know where they're at. [23:39] And we gotta understandthat that is just not taking somebody. [23:43] And in 24 hours, that person gets recordedand they know exactly where they're at. [23:48] They don't even knowin which detention center they're at. [23:51] And that that could take up to a month,maybe five weeks. [23:55] So and what happened to the children? [23:58] The state takes them. [24:01] So there's [24:03] there's [24:05] a plethora of consequences [24:08] that happen when the parents get taken. [24:11] I just want you guys to understand that. [24:14] So just let me go back to. [24:17] Excuse me. [24:20] Two Sundays ago, [24:21] a member of our churchwas coming to church with his family. [24:25] Sunday, [24:27] he got arrested. [24:29] His wife was able to seewith his location. [24:32] So after the service, I went tothe immigration building here in Fort [24:35] Snelling. [24:36] It was like nobody was there.It was Sunday. [24:38] Just the peoplethere were arresting people. [24:40] So I use my car to block the exit, [24:43] and I walked insideuntil five trucks came out. [24:46] There were ICE agents. [24:48] So they told me, [24:48] I just want to remind them somethingbecause we're American citizens. [24:52] They told me, is that your car? [24:53] And I said yes. [24:55] And they're like, move your car. [24:56] Like, no, no, don't get ittwisted, brother. [24:57] You work for me. [24:59] I don't work for you. [25:00] And I'm a pastor of the communityI'm here to pick up. [25:03] So someone that you guys arrestthat, ingest it, [25:06] and they leave me to move the carbecause they were going to the airport, [25:10] like we're leaving, but more are coming. [25:12] And I just like,I cannot believe this is happening. [25:15] 70% of churches, Latinochurches start doing the live stream again [25:20] without people in their church,with American citizens. [25:23] And residents. [25:25] Our kids are born here. [25:26] We love this nation. [25:28] We want to keep the American dream alive. [25:31] We praying for peace and prosperity. [25:33] Latinos build Lake Street after 2020. [25:37] Don't forget that. [25:39] So it is important [25:41] that we take this into consideration. [25:44] You creating another pandemic? [25:46] People are not getting fed. [25:48] 5000 families last nightwere registered to receive food. [25:52] If I look at the data right now,we had 66 to 500. [25:56] We only have like you know, we have aboutwe organizing 400 volunteers, [26:01] most of them Anglos, Americansthat are helping us deliver food. [26:06] We don't need this crisis. [26:08] You see,if you have disagreement Donald Trump [26:11] with the governor, call him,sit down with him. [26:14] Just like you'll see that with Madani. [26:16] It's okay. Stop. [26:18] Stop playing ball. [26:19] Stop playingpolitics and playing with people's life. [26:23] Because one daywe're going to go to judgment [26:27] and some of them will say,come to my right, [26:31] because you're give me foodwhen I was hungry because I was thirsty, [26:34] and you'll give me waterbecause I was a foreign leader. [26:37] I wasn't a stranger or an illegal alien. [26:40] And you welcomed me. [26:41] The Bible says welcome the aliens. [26:44] Treat them like one of yours, butothers will show up with their chest up. [26:49] Oh, we're Christians in the nameof patriotism, but that's racism. [26:52] And they said, well,it doesn't get out of my sight. [26:55] The words are evilbecause I never knew you. God bless you. [26:59] So yeah,let's answer a couple more questions. [27:03] [Spanish dialogue] [29:31] Thank you for the question. [29:33] First of all, answer simply,which is we stand rock solid [29:37] and unequivocally with you. [29:41] We will not back down. [29:43] We will not give up. [29:45] We, as you stated, are seeing countlessviolations [29:50] of state, federal, and constitutional law. [29:55] We are seeing, again, discrimination [29:58] only take place to the extentthey are finding somebody Latino. [30:03] Once a person who is Latino is identified, [30:06] which you can usually do visually. [30:10] There is no discrimination. [30:12] In other words,they're just picking up virtually anybody [30:16] that is against the law, that is againstthe United States Constitution. [30:20] Any person, any constitutional lawyerout there, be they Democrat or Republican, [30:25] it should not matter, should be outraged [30:29] because this is not acceptable in America. [30:33] And so you [30:34] ask, what will we do to help. First, [30:38] this is an instance where I'm not goingto over promise and then under deliver. [30:43] I'm going to tell you the truth. [30:46] We don't control what ICE agents do. [30:51] We don't control when, where,or how they show up in our city. [30:57] We do control the way that we reactand behave. [31:01] As I've stated, our police officerswill not cooperate with ICE [31:05] or any other federal agencyaround immigration enforcement work. [31:10] We will not inquire as to a person'sdocumentation status. [31:14] When one of these raids take place, [31:16] our job, as much as possible,is to try to keep people safe. [31:21] We have noticed, by the way,that when our police officers are present, [31:26] the actions of ICE are less vile. [31:29] We have noticed that when our policeofficers are present and around [31:34] some of these ICE agentswill check themselves before they do [31:38] some of the horrific actsthat you yourself have described. [31:42] So we are doing our bestand at the same time, [31:45] we can't be everywhere all at once. [31:47] And when you have hundredsand hundreds of of ICE agents that are in [31:53] and around our city,it does get difficult to, [31:56] handle everything all at once. [32:00] Additionally, we're preemptively suing. [32:03] We are working witha number of different entities [32:06] that can sue on your behalf. [32:09] If you are somebodythat has unlawfully gotten picked up, [32:14] you can contact the ACLU. [32:17] They have a whole litigationstrategy and process [32:20] where you have standing yourself to sue. [32:24] They are developing class action lawsuitsthat you can also enter. [32:28] Our City is doing everything possiblethat we can under the law [32:33] to preemptivelyand responsibly sue as well. [32:37] So does that cover all of our bases? [32:39] No, it does not. [32:41] But we're going to be workingnot with ICE, but with community members [32:46] to make surethat when some of these actions go [32:48] down, there's communicationboth to and from communities [32:53] so that they know what is happeningand they can stay as safe as possible. [32:57] And I want to repeat thisto everybody else, [33:01] to everybody elsethat is not Latino and that is not Somali. [33:06] And that is asking themselves right now,what can I do? [33:10] One of the things that you can do [33:12] is patronsome of these immigrant owned businesses. [33:16] Go to Lake Street. [33:18] You will find countlessexceptional businesses [33:21] that make Minneapolis better. [33:23] If you need to shop at a grocery store,go to Colonial Market. [33:27] If you need to get some flowersfor an anniversary, go over to East Lake. [33:33] If you need to get some food, or go out [33:36] or have a good time,or buy some insurance, [33:40] you can go over to East Lake Streetand get the kind of help that you need. [33:44] And by the way, support a business anda community that is largely struggling. [33:49] We all can help out right now. [33:51] We can band together. [33:52] We can unite as a city,and we can support the communities [33:56] that are disproportionatelybeing targeted by this administration. [34:00] Please. Mayor, [34:04] talk about the need to bring in officers,Why were those officers brought in? [34:08] Talk about the reaction. [34:12] So the question was, [34:15] it was awidely publicized incident in the area of, [34:18] West 28th Street and PillsburyAvenue yesterday. [34:23] And why were, local law enforcementbrought into that? [34:28] The sheriff's office has released [34:30] a 911 call of the informationthat was received that described, [34:35] 60 peopleattacking federal law enforcement. [34:39] And so when that information [34:42] was received at the MinneapolisEmergency Communications Center, [34:47] it was broadcast as an officer needs helpcall. When that happens, [34:51] every available officer in the citywill respond immediately [34:56] and as quickly as possible. [34:57] That's what the officers did. [34:59] And when they got there,they did not observe [35:03] any life safety issueswhen they arrived on the scene. [35:07] So once that was determinedthat the scene was safe, [35:11] that there was no actual violenceoccurring. [35:14] Our officers disengaged from the scene. [35:17] Because the the problem that we are [35:20] in, is oftentimes when we place [35:23] local law enforcement now, [35:26] into a situationwhere there may have been questionable, [35:31] methods being used,by another law enforcement agency, [35:36] we often, contribute to the problem. [35:40] And so our concern, [35:43] whenever we have to respond,is, number one, [35:47] to the safety of every personthat is there. [35:50] That's number one. [35:51] And two, to try and de-escalatethe situation if possible. [35:56] But unfortunately, there are times wheremerely then the presence of the police [36:00] can also cause the situation to escalate,which we do not want. [36:04] We have been training our officersfor the last five years [36:08] very, very intensely on de-escalation, [36:11] but unfortunately that is not [36:14] that is often not what we are seeing fromother agencies in the city. [36:18] Chief. We've got timefor one more question. Chief, [36:20] there are people, even when you're sayingthere are people who would argue [36:24] don’t send officers at all especially giventhe separation ordinance and, [36:28] or perhaps to the other extreme. [36:31] Why do you not arrest those people? [36:33] Yeah. [36:34] Can you talk about. Sure. [36:35] The viability of either of them. Yep. [36:38] So Kyle's question was granted,given what I just said, [36:43] there are people who would saybecause of the city's [36:46] separation ordinance,we should not respond at all. [36:49] And then obviously,there's also the the opposite, [36:53] viewpoint there. [36:57] The biggest thing that I am [36:58] afraid of that is real, [37:01] is that we can have [37:03] a tragedy happen in this city. [37:06] We are not far removed [37:11] from when Lake Streetand much of this city was destroyed. [37:15] This pastor and the mayor referenced [37:17] is a Latino community, largelythat rebuilt Lake Street. [37:22] When it was destroyed. [37:24] And so we're trying to do the best we can [37:29] to protect everyone's life [37:31] and to try and de-escalatethings whenever we can. [37:37] But at the same time, [37:40] we don't control [37:42] the unsafe or [37:44] questionable tactics by other agenciesthat are here. [37:47] So it is a very difficult line. [37:51] And the number one prioritythat we all have [37:55] is to try and protectthe lives of everyone in our community [37:59] and to do everything that we can,given circumstances [38:03] that we don't control,to try and de-escalate whenever possible. [38:08] You know,there are people as referenced before, [38:10] there are people that are [38:13] are exercisingtheir First Amendment rights [38:17] to observe, record and report [38:21] law enforcement activity in this city. [38:24] That's everyone's constitutional rights. [38:27] But it's clear not everybodythat's operating in this city right now [38:31] that's wearing thingsthat say police understand that. [38:35] And that's a problemthat unfortunately I don't control. [38:38] But what I can control is to try and tryand do everything that I can to ensure [38:44] that we de-escalate whenever we canand protect people's lives here. [38:49] All right, everyone,the mayor and the chief have head to the capitol. [38:51] So thankseveryone. Appreciate it. Thank you. [38:55] Thank you.