Jason Chavez

To borrow a phrase from my boss, so much of what’s going on in our city is vile, racist, and disgusting.

But I’m grateful to be a part of this office and getting to see just how deeply CM Chavez cares about our communities and how much work he puts in to move us in the right direction.

When Frey says that he's going to veto the humane encampment response ordinance while maintaining his administration's encampment policies, that is him telling us that he's okay with this sort of thing. Same goes for the CMs that voted against the ordinance.

Minneapolis Council Member Jason Chavez's remarks on passage of a strengthened separation ordinance prohibiting city employees from enforcing federal immigration laws: "Since Dec 1 ICE agents have arrested more than 400 people in the Twin Cities, a majority of them with no criminal convictions."

Mayor Frey says he is already planning to veto this. A bare minimum policy.

This is in addition to his refusal to implement emergency housing vouchers & the expansion of stable homes stable schools earlier this year.

There’s no plan and no will to implement solutions that are funded.

Minneapolis City Council OKs homeless encampment plan requiring bathrooms, fire extinguishers Proponents call the ordinance more humane, but Mayor Jacob Frey opposes and might veto it.

The Minneapolis City Council approved new homeless encampment policies that will provide toilets, collect trash and allow more time before forcing out inhabitants, among other changes.

Minneapolis council strengthens ordinance preventing immigration enforcement; bomb threats reported Measure clarifies city resources and personnel, including vendors, cannot be used for federal immigration law enforcement. Two bomb threats reported at Augsburg University.

The Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted to strengthen the city’s separation ordinance, which prohibits city workers from helping enforce federal immigration laws.

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We’ve taking a ton of action this week!

From our separation ordinance, passing budget that will support our immigrant neighbors, and passing resolutions demanding Mayor Frey to take further action. 4/

The resolution further called on Mayor Frey to end the use of so-called “less-lethal” weapons for crowd control against the people of Minneapolis and for any reason. 3/

We also approved a resolution expressing statements of position pertaining to MPD oversight and accountability (9-4).

Calling for the Mayor to update the corrective action discipline matrix to include discipline for violating the separation ordinance. 2/

I am excited to announce that the Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved the strengthened separation ordinance, reiterating the City’s commitment to immigrant justice and authored by my office, Council Member @aurinmpls.bsky.social, and Council Vice-President @aishaforward10.com. 1/

If city personnel were to enforce federal immigration laws for the federal government, it would squander limited municipal resources, have deleterious effects on public safety, and have a chilling effect on immigrant populations' willingness to report crime and cooperate with the city's public safety efforts; Whereas, although the federal government has the legal authority to enforce immigration laws in the United States, in Minnesota, and in the city, the city will not act or operate its programs for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws. Additionally, it is the policy of the city to vigorously oppose any effort to require the use of city resources for the enforcement of federal immigration laws; Whereas, if there are ever violations of the City of Minneapolis Separation ordinance by the Minneapolis Police Department, there should be transparent accountability and discipline processes in place; Now Therefore Be It Resolved by The City Council of The City of Minneapolis: The City Council supports including language in the upcoming police contract or in an updated discipline matrix to establish consequences for police officers who violate any current or future separation ordinances. Be it Further Resolved that the City Council is requesting Mayor Frey and the Chief of Police to update the discipline matrix to include discipline for officers who violate the separation ordinance. Be It Further Resolved that the City Council requests that these violations be placed in Category D, which includes 160 - 300 hours of suspension, demotion, and Category E, which would be termination. Be It Further Resolved that the City Council opposes any use of so-called "less-lethal" weapons as crowd control against people in Minneapolis, and calls on the Mayor, the Police Chief, and any other person in a position of authority over law enforcement personnel to end the use of these weapons in Minneapolis.

The final vote of the term for City Council was a resolution against using less lethal weapons for crowd control and supporting discipline in the police contract or discipline matrix if police officers violate the separation ordinance. Palmisano, Jenkins, & Vetaw voted no (Rainville was absent)

@jchavezmpls.bsky.social

Thank you for being the sole vote against a huge raise for the mayor.

That was some bull. Shit.

It’s not likely that the situation above is related but it’s happening across Minneapolis where folks now leave their cars because that’s safer than going outside. Just very sad stuff.

If community members have capacity to help immigrant neighbors move their cars and help them get unstuck from the snow it would be super helpful.

Snow emergencies are going to get more difficult as many neighbors have been kidnapped while warming of their cars or while they are stuck.

Abolish ICE. This is vile, racist, and disgusting.

U.S. citizen offered to show I.D. but was arrested by immigration officers in Cedar-Riverside A Somali U.S. citizen, Mubashir, was arrested by federal immigration officers in Cedar-Riverside Tuesday during a mass enforcement.

A Somali man from Minneapolis says officers refused to view his I.D. and drove him to immigration court and ICE offices before releasing him.

Written by Katelyn Vue.

Abolish ICE 🚫🧊

Minneapolis’ city council president knows how important it is to plow our bikeways… because he rides year round.

I wish more electeds had experience walking, biking & taking transit - esp in winter!

Corner of Cedar Ave and 6th St with Riverside Plaza towers in the background. Snow is falling and the white ground is covered in an orange-brown spray over a large area. A group of people are standing around on the sidewalk after ICE left.

ICE was in Cedar Riverside today. Amazing community turnout, be mindful of the layer of pepper spray in the snow all over the neighborhood

A black SUV with a covered license plate and undercover police lights parked diagonally at Cedar Ave and 6th St in Minneapolis. A masked federal agent is standing near the driver's door. Several dozen regular people are standing on the other side in the street about six feet from the car, many recording with their phones. More people are on the curb, snow is falling beautifully, and several tall apartment buildings rise in the background

One more shot from the ICE activity in Cedar Riverside this afternoon.

So fucking proud of everyone who showed up to document, yell, give the finger to feds, and care for our beloved immigrant neighbors. We keep us safe

This is the highest amount of funding we’ve ever funded for this critical program meant to support our immigrant community. Thanks to everyone for your advocacy. I am also thankful for the work of Council Vice-President @aishaforward10.com on this and helping us finalize the city budget. 2/

I’m excited to let community know that we approved a budget amendment that increases funding for immigration legal services to a total of $527,836 for next year. I was proud to author this with Council Member @robin4mpls.bsky.social. 1/

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, by The City Council of The City of Minneapolis: 1. That the salary schedule for the Minneapolis Mayor for term commencing January 2, 2026, shall be increased by $46,000 and set to $187,000 for each year covered in the elective term. 2. The salary schedule for City Council Members for the term beginning January 5, 2026, shall remain at the current rate of $109,846 for each of the first two years (2026 and 2027). Beginning January 2028, and in each subsequent year of the term, the salary schedule for City Council Members shall be increased by the same cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) percentage received by the majority of collective bargaining units approved by the City Council in the preceding year for the following fiscal year, as calculated by the Human Resources Department. 3. That no further change shall be made in the salary paid to the Minneapolis Mayor or Minneapolis City Council Members for the term beginning in January 2026 beyond that...

Budget Committee recommended salaries for Mayor/Council Members for the next term. $46,000 raise for Mayor (to $187,000 per year). Cost of living increases for CMs in 2028-2029. Adopted by a vote of 11-1, with Council Member Jason Chavez (W9) voting no.

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Minneapolis council committee moves to strengthen separation ordinance A Minneapolis council committee advanced tougher separation ordinance language Tuesday, limiting local enforcement of federal immigration law. A vote of the full Minneapolis City Council is expected T...

New language would forbid Minneapolis from entering into any agreements with federal immigration enforcement agencies. More than a half dozen law enforcement agencies in Minnesota have formal agreements with DHS to partner with ICE, and the measure would block the city from taking similar actions.

It’s good news though! We almost had to set another meeting because of how late we went. So many people came to testify ❤️

We had closed session and moved that and every other outstanding item to full council for a final vote. We had a strict 5pm end of meeting deadline.

My parents had to work up to 3 jobs each growing up just to barely make it by. I believe that we make more than enough.

I cannot justify these increases while my constituents are paid poverty wages.

I do this job because of public service not because of money.

We agree that we must do everything we can to protect our immigrant community. We are on this journey with you. 7/

As authors, we are thankful to the community and immigrant justice organizations who have called on us to act. As a result, we are bringing additional amendments to pass a strong separation ordinance in line with the values of our community. 6/