The Minnesota Legislature has just days left in its session — and a critical opportunity to protect students, patients, and families is on the line.

A package of bills now before the Minnesota Senate would establish clear, enforceable rules around immigration enforcement at sensitive locations: schools, hospitals, courts, colleges, and shelters. These are not radical proposals. They are commonsense guidelines that ensure Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity does not disrupt the places where people go to learn, heal, and seek help.

The need for these protections is not hypothetical. During Operation Metro Surge, federal agents deployed chemical irritants at Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis. Doctors reported that families were canceling medical appointments and skipping critical care out of fear of immigration enforcement. Children went to school afraid. Patients stayed away from hospitals. These are the real consequences of having no rules in place.

This bill would not stop criminal arrests or criminal investigations. What it would do is draw a clear line: enforcement operations should not turn classrooms and emergency rooms into sites of fear.

Last week, a federal judge declined to block ICE activity near Minnesota public schools while a related lawsuit works through the courts. That means the Legislature — not the judiciary — is now the last line of defense before session ends.

We are calling on Minnesota Senate leadership and Governor Tim Walz to pass this legislation now, before the session closes. The window is closing. The stakes are real. Minnesota's families cannot afford to wait another year.

"This is about making sure our children can grow up in environments that are rooted in stability. Learning dignity and care, not fear," said Alex Ludescher with Unidos MN. "Children deserve to be children."

Sign this petition to urge Minnesota lawmakers to act before the session ends.