Statement from Council Member Jamal Osman on Today’s Joint Press Conference Today I stood alongside the Mayors of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the Minneapolis Police Chief, and city leaders because thousands of our immigrant neighbors are frightened by the recent federal rhetoric and enforcement threats. That fear is real, and leaders have a responsibility to address it directly. I spoke honestly about the kind of language that is harming people in my community. When national figures use words th

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