Modern Times Café, restaurant that offered free food during ICE surge, is closing
Modern Times Café once served free food to the community as federal immigration agents flooded Minneapolis. Now, the restaurant is closing by the end of the year.
Summary by The Minneapolis Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Madison Hunter, as published by FOX 9 KMSP (FOX) · · 1 min read
Modern Times Café once served free food to the community as federal immigration agents flooded Minneapolis. Now, the restaurant is closing by the end of the year.

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