The fund will help the small businesses navigating challenges such as meeting payroll and paying rent amid the surge in immigration enforcement. ADVERTISEMENTThe fund was established by the nonprofit Minneapolis Foundation, which established a similar fund following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. So many things are happening because of this ICE surge that small businesses are really suffering.”R.T. Rybak, former Minneapolis mayor and now president and CEO of the Minneapolis Foundation, is leading an effort to raise funds for small businesses affected by the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota. Kerem Yücel / MPR NewsThe money comes two weeks after Rybak publicly said Minnesota companies need to speak out against the surge in immigration enforcement. ADVERTISEMENTThe Minneapolis Foundation will collaborate with community-based organizations to deliver funds to the small businesses they work with, Rybak said.