Faith leaders push Target to ban ICE from stores without warrants
A group of local faith leaders has delivered a letter to the manager of a Moorhead Target store. The document urges the retail giant to declare its locations as Fourth Amendment workplaces. It also calls for an end to what activists describe as an ICE enforcement 'surge' in Minnesota.
The delegation, including the Rev. Karen VanFossan of the Unitarian Universalist Association, handed the letter to a store manager. The manager accepted it but suggested they return on Monday, January 19, to discuss the matter with a human resources representative. The name of the intended HR contact was not specified in the search results.
The letter highlights several concerns. It references the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent in the Twin Cities. It also mentions the arrest of two Target employees in Richfield, Minnesota—both of whom are U.S. citizens. Beyond these incidents, the letter makes three key demands. It asks Target to prohibit ICE officers from entering stores without a judicial warrant. It also requests that the company publicly oppose the recent increase in ICE operations across Minnesota. Finally, it calls for staff training on how to respond if immigration agents enter without legal authority. VanFossan confirmed plans to revisit the store in pursuit of Target’s support. The letter is part of a wider campaign to raise awareness about ICE activities in the state.
The faith leaders’ letter now awaits a formal response from Target’s human resources team. If adopted, the proposed policies would require the company to train employees on Fourth Amendment rights. The outcome could influence how Target stores handle encounters with immigration enforcement in the future.
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