In Minneapolis, city officials are still calling Immigration and Customs Enforecment a serious threat, and say many are afraid to leave their homes despite what their immigration status might be.
With rent due Sunday, they're saying an eviction crisis looms and local activists are calling upon legislators to provide assistance now.
Measures have already passed in other cities, according to Chelsea Glaubitz Gabiou with the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation.
"Cities like Richfield and Brooklyn Park have recently passed eviction notice extensions," she says, adding that trying to help pay someone's rent isn't easy.
"It involves paperwork, landlords, banks, credit unions, leasing companies, creditors, and more forms than you would think just to help someone pay their rent," Gabiou explains.
That's why activists are calling upon elected leaders to take immediate action.
"Such as extending deadlines and getting money to support people in the housing crisis, and we need this to happen now," adds Natasha Doctor Minneapolis Federation of Educators.
Samantha Diaz Powell of SEIU Local 26 adds many families are struggling to make rent.
"An eviction crisis will destabilize entire neighborhoods," she said. "It will hurt the small businesses that rely on these workers as customers and as employees. And it will undermine the very workforce and tax base our economy, our state's economy depends on."