Tracy Mumford
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On Capitol Hill yesterday, lawmakers heard testimony from two brothers of Renee Good, the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last month.
They urged Congress to rein in the White House's aggressive immigration operations, saying Good's death was part of a pattern of abuses from agents.
The event was held by congressional Democrats.
No Republicans were there when the brothers spoke.
Disagreements in Congress over immigration enforcement had triggered a government shutdown earlier this week.
That ended last night after the House narrowly passed a spending bill.
But the question of ongoing support for President Trump's immigration operations remains.
Lawmakers only agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which includes ICE, through next week.
Democrats say before they give the agency any more money, there must be new restrictions.
They're pushing for things like mandatory independent investigations after shootings.
Meanwhile, on the ground in Minnesota, Times reporters have been covering how the continued presence of thousands of federal agents has shaken the Twin Cities.
Officials in Minneapolis, for example, estimate the city's been losing $20 million a week as the majority of businesses there, like hotels, restaurants, and stores, have seen sales drop.
The impact's been particularly intense on businesses that cater to immigrants or rely on them for staffing.
One grocery store owner told the Times he'd lost about half his employees.
They were too scared to come into work.
He now keeps the front door of the store locked.
Yesterday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said the ICE operations have also taken an intense toll on children in the state, and that he was particularly worried about kids getting swept up in immigration raids, like the high-profile case of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was photographed wearing his Spider-Man backpack as he and his father were detained.
Trump administration officials have denied that federal agents target schools and said they're focused on arresting violent criminals.
But many families are still on edge.