An internal audit has determined that Minneapolis didn't violate the "separation ordinance" prohibiting city police from assisting with immigration actions when officers responded to the scene of a federal raid at a Mexican restaurant in early June.

A report by the Minneapolis City Auditor concluded that Minneapolis police officers served as crowd control, and they did not arrest anyone nor question anyone about their immigration status during the June 3 raid at Las Cuatro Milpas taqueria in south Minneapolis.

However, the audit also highlighted internal communication failures and suggested updates to the separation ordinance.

According to the audit, the city and its Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) became aware of the raid that was attended by federal agents including those from Imm

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