SBA Fleeing 'Hostility' or Accountability?
The Hill dutifully reports the SBA's decision to relocate its Minneapolis office, echoing administrator Jovita Carranza's claim of 'local hostility' towards ICE. But let's be clear: this isn't random animosity. Minneapolis is one of many sanctuary cities pushing back against ICE's raids, family separations, and the very real human rights abuses documented repeatedly by organizations like the ACLU.
This move isn't about local 'hostility' towards a benign federal entity; it's about the SBA being too uncomfortable to stay in a community that actively rejects ICE's inhumane practices. It's always easier to pack up and leave than to acknowledge your agency is intertwined with an enforcement apparatus widely condemned for its cruelty. One might wonder if the SBA's mission to 'aid, counsel, assist
and protect the interests of small business concerns' includes small, local businesses whose survival is threatened when ICE terrorizes their workforce and customers. Apparently, not in Minneapolis, where community values proved too 'hostile' for federal comfort. They want to operate with impunity, not integrate responsibly.