Housing & Immigration

Bymore Mercado, a grocery store in St. Paul, says it lost about 75% of its customers within days of the federal immigration crackdown that began Dec. 1 in the Twin Cities, after many patrons — including U.S. citizens and legal residents — became afraid to leave home and risk encountering ICE agents. In response, the store launched a free delivery service with volunteer drivers and is using roughly $8,000 raised on GoFundMe to cover groceries for customers who cannot pay, pledging to continue the program as long as needed.