The Trump administration's increased immigration enforcement has made many Twin Cities residents afraid to leave their homes, and is deeply hurting small businesses.

On Tuesday morning, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Police Chief Brian O'Hara and several business owners gathered to say they need help from the community to survive amid the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Operation Metro Surge.

Business owners, like those on Lake Street, are having to shut their doors due to lack of foot traffic.

At Dios Habla Hoy Church in Minneapolis, the pastor says they have over 5,000 families waiting for food who are too scared to leave home due to Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests.

"I've been speaking with some business owners. To us, as Latinos, this feels worse than the pandemic," said Pastor Sergio Amezcua. "At least in the pandemic, you know, people had the option to go grocery shopping and stuff like that."

Daniel Hernandez, owner of Colonial Market, said they're currently only selling 10% to 15% of what they normally do. There are 12 businesses inside the market, all of which are closed — and all employed by people here in the country legally, Hernandez said.

Data shows that from Jan. 20 to Oct. 15, ICE arrested 1,694 people in Minnesota. Since the federal agency's escalated operation began last week, the agency said it has arrested more than 400 people.