Minneapolis Council Weighs Grant Amid Language Controversy | Duluth News

Duluth News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 30, 2026 · 1m

Minneapolis City Council faces a tense vote on a federal grant to keep its ballistic imaging system online—until the end of the year, access could be lost. But the controversy isn’t just about crime-fighting tech: the grant’s language, including the term “illegal alien,” has sparked outrage among progressive council members who see it as dehumanizing and racially charged. While police and moderate council members stress the grant’s necessity for public safety, critics demand the city reject it or at least condemn the language. City attorneys say no immigration enforcement conditions are…