>> Cathy: THE LASTING EFFECTS OF THE LARGEST IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTION IN U.S.

HISTORY WILL BE FELT FOR A LONG TIME.

ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES FOR MANY RESIDENTS IS THE LOSS OF INCOME FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS WHICH LEADS TO THE INABILITY TO PAY THINGS LIKE RENT.

COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE LOOKING TO HELP OUT AS WELL AS STATE AND LOCAL OVERNMENTS.

EARLIER THIS WEEK THE ST.

PAUL CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR HER TOOK ACTION.

TO HELP THEIR RESIDENTS.

>> -- BY THE TIME IT WAS OVER THEY REVIVE IT DID IN NOVEMBER.

THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD NOT THE TENANT IF YOU'RE FACING EVICTION.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS MASSAGING SOME OF THE GUIDELINES, RULES, MAKING IT A LITTLE BROADER BUT IT'S THE SAME BASIC FORMAT SO THEY JUST ADDED ABOUT 1.4 MILLION TO A POT THAT HAD A MILLION AND ANOTHER MILLION IS GOING OUT.

IT'S ABOUT A $3.8 MILLION POT SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT WILL HELP ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE BETWEEN LATE LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR.

>> Eric: FUNDING COMES FROM LEFTOVER COVID MONEY?

>> NO, IT'S A VARIETY OF PLACES.

SOME OF IT WAS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND, BASICALLY HOUSING, TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING DOLLARS.

CITY COUNCIL FOUND SOME, MAYOR FOUND SOME.

BUT, YEAH, IT'S RENT RELIEF.

THIS IS THE CRISIS THAT'S COMING.

IT'S STILL ON THE HORIZON, WE DON'T KNOW HOW BIG IT IS BUT OPERATION METRO SURGE LEFT US WITH HOUSING CRISIS, COMPOUNDED ONE THAT ALREADY EXISTED, REALLY.

PEOPLE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET TO WORK, THEY'VE BEEN IN HIDING FOR IN SOME CASES TWO MONTHS SO WE'RE JUST EGINNING TO SEE THAT AND FEEL THAT.

>> Cathy: SO THIS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD.

SO THE INDIVIDUALS IN QUESTION DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING BACK.

>> YEAH.

>> Cathy: BUT THERE'S, WHAT'S THE CATCH?

I MEAN, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME CATCH HERE.

>> WELL, YOU HAVE TO PROVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF ELIGIBILITY AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL'S BEEN SOFTENING.

OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE THE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE LANDLORD, THE TENANT MAY HAVE OTHER NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED THAT KIND OF THING.

JUST ALLING A LITTLE BIT BEHIND ON YOUR RENT ISN'T GOING TO KIND OF GET YOU IN THE DOOR THERE.

HUGE ISSUE, I MEAN, LAST YEAR THE STATE HAD 23,000, 25,000 EVICTION FILINGS.

FLIRTING WITH A STATE.

THIS YEAR IT COULD BE WORSE.

>> Eric: ALDI'S GROCERY STORE RIDES TO THE RESCUE IN DOWNTOWN ST.

PAUL.

>> OH, MY GOODNESS.

ALL ANYBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE WHEN LUND'S CLOSED DOWNTOWN IT LEFT DOWNTOWN WITH NOTHING.

AND IT'S AN INCREASINGLY RESIDENTIAL DOWNTOWN.

YOU HAVE 10,000 PEOPLE DOWNTOWN, NOWHERE TO GO TO JUST GET MILK AND EGGS.

SO, YEAH, ALDI SAYS THEY'RE SERIOUS, THEY'RE COMING IN BY THE END OF THE SUMMER.

THEY WILL HAVE A BETTER PRICE FOR THE LOCALS THAN WHAT LUND'S AND BYERLY'S, THAT'S THE HOPE, AND, YEAH.

>> Cathy: SAY I WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO THE SITUATION WITH I.C.E.

DO WE KNOW WHAT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE -- IN ST.

PAUL AT ALL?

HAS ANYONE UT A DOLLAR FIGURE ON THAT?

>> WE REALLY DON'T AND I ASK KIND OF WEEKLY ABOUT IT.

SURVEY THAT THE CITY IS ROLLING OUT THIS WEEK OR JUST ROLLED OUT.

ASKING INDIVIDUAL -- CLOSED, -- LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER ON THE EAST SIDE OF ST.

PAUL, THEY SURVEYED THEIR MEMBERS AND THEY FOUND THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE LATINO ORGANIZATIONS IT WAS JUST ABOUT EVERYONE WAS AFFECTED TO SOME DEGREE.

SOME OF THOSE PLACES -- >> Eric: DOES IT FEEL THIS IS -- TO A NORMAL ROUTINE?

>> HERE AND THERE.

-- IT'S OVER, I WOULDN'T SAY, WE MAY NOT GET BACK TIE NORMAL ROUTINE THIS YEAR.

-- SHE SAID WHEN SHE WENT BACK TO HER GROCERY AFTER SHE GOT OUT OF DETENTION, SHE WAS IN TEXAS, MADE IT BACK TO MINNESOTA TO HER GRANDKIDS AND WHEN SHE WENT BACK TO THE GROCERY THAT EMPLOY EMPLOYED HER, HER JOB WAS GONE, THEY'D GIVEN TO SOMEONE ELSE.

THAT LOSS OF INCOME IS WHY YOU NEED A RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, YOU'RE GOING TO BE FEELING IT FOR WEEKS MAYBE MONTHS TO COME.

>> Cathy: DID SHE SHIFT SOME MONEY OUT OF A DIFFERENT FUND FOR THIS?

>> YEAH, THERE WAS KIND OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER TO TAKE FUNDS FROM, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND.

I THINK IT WAS $500,000 OR SO, THEN THE CITY COUNCIL MATCHED THAT WITH 800,000 FROM ANOTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND SO YOU GOT ABOUT A MILLION, FOUR I THINK THE NUMBERS COME TOUT TO BE.

>> Cathy: ARE THEY HOPING THE STATE WILL KICK OUT SOME MONEY?

>> YEAH CITY COUNCIL IS SPECIFICALLY ASKING GOVERNOR WALZ, LAWMAKERS, CAN YOU CREATE AN EVICTION MORATORIUM, JUST STOP EVICTIONS.

AND THAT'S DICEY, HARD TO DO.

THEY ALSO SAID, HEY, CAN YOU STOP UTILITY SHUTOFFS, WE HAVE A OLD WEATHER RULE BUT YOU HAVE TO APPLY FOR AND PROVE ELIGIBILITY FOR.

CAN YOU GET FREEWAY IT AND SAY NOBODY DO A HEAT OR ELECTRICITY SHUTOFFS FOR THE TIME BEING.

AGAIN THAT'S A REALLY BIG ASK AND I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE DEBATE WITHIN BOTH PARTIES