This is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities:

[tblue37]

this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-19T02:11:59.642Z

[fujiyamasan]

1. Kick

Sounds like a conspiracy! Make lutefisk great again?

In all seriousness though, this is just pure terror what is being done by our own government. I have a bad feeling it’s just the beginning for many other parts of the country.

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. As long as we keep on letting them, you are correct. (n/t)

[Lonestarblue]

5. Only in Democratic cities and states. Red states are safe from Trump's ICE Gestapo.

This terrorism by ICE will not end until Trump declares an emergency and invokes the Insurrection Act to use the US military to kill protesters on sight and to force residents off the streets. Those big prisons supposedly being built to detain migrants are nothing more than Trump’s concentration camps for resisters.

I hope blue state governors find a way to use their National Guard to resist. I know that is in effect a civil war, but nothing works against ICE and its depredations at the moment. The FBI isn’t even investigating the deliberate murder of Renee Good, which means the Minnesota AG should and bring charges against Ross. There is plenty of available video evidence against him.

[tavernier]

2. Mexican Speakeasy

Would be funny if it wasn’t horrifying.

[FakeNoose]

4. This reminds me: I plan to patronize my favorite Mexican restaurant in Pittsburgh

We have several nice Mexican restaurants that are way above the "taco takeout" level. I just realized that it has been a while, but I'm going to make it a regular habit of patronizing them and showing my appreciation.

[maliaSmith]

6. We are open

Perhaps they put up the sign so only regular people can come in and dine. Perhaps they will refuse to open the door for ICE which I hope is what they're doing. Starve ICE by not letting them buy food. Refuse to house them in hotels/motels. Fuck them in the ^^^

[OldBoss]

7. It's much worse than that ...

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I live about 25 miles from St. Paul in a purple suburb. Our two Mexican restaurants are closed and our only Asian restaurant is closed. And a family-owned pizza joint is closed. Dominos remains open.

One of the Mexican restaurants helped me with a big fundraiser in August, provided their food truck for free, and served 120+ delicious meals to the attendees and sponsors. FOR FREE. They’ve been in business for 17 years. I don’t care what their ‘legal’ status is - they’re very successful business owners, employers, citizens, and tax payers. And they’re incredible humans.

The closures are for both employees and customers since foot traffic has fallen off a cliff. The local Target next town over also has much less foot traffic, which I assume is true all over the metro.

How come nobody is talking about the economic toll this occupation is causing??? Spending must be waaaay down, which means tax receipts are way down. Say what you will about taxes in MN - but our economy is among the most vibrant in the nation on every metric!

Edit to add: ICE Agents Ate at a Mexican Restaurant in a Small Town. After Their Meal, They Detained Employees (this restaurant is over 90 miles from the Twin Cities WTF!! https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ice-agents-ate-mexican-restaurant-214238308.html]