In the Face of ICE, This Minneapolis Restaurant Owner Shelters and Feeds Her Community
February 04, 2026 | Source: Civil Eats | by Sam Delgado
After the Department of Homeland Security launched the largest immigration operation in the country in Minneapolis and St. Paul, residents there banded together to protect their communities from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions. Their organizing has taken on many forms, with locals working tirelessly to keep their neighbors safe and fed.
One of those people is Tracy Wong, who turned her restaurant, My Huong Kitchen, into a refuge.
Wong can’t help but help people. That’s something she says she’s tried to do all her life. And on the day that Alex Pretti was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, Wong didn’t hesitate to immediately help her community.