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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 29/06/2026

I wanted to be honest, and fully transparent, with all of you about my absence, because you deserve nothing less. I know that when I return, I’ll be back stronger, ready to form deeper partnerships, and ready to fight even harder for our neighbors. Thank you ✊🏽♥️

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 29/06/2026

Everyone deserves to feel that they have the space, resources, and support to care for their own basic health, and that includes mental health. I want to thank everyone who has shown me grace and support across my tenure on the Council, including my colleagues.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 29/06/2026

Because of the current state of my mental health, I fear falling short of that obligation. That’s why I’m briefly stepping back. I fully expect to return energized and ready to give more than ever for the people of Ward 10 and everyone in the city.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 29/06/2026

My office will remain open to continue serving the people of Ward 10 but I will be absent for one Council Meeting on July 16. I love representing the people of this Ward. It’s the greatest honor of my life. And that’s why I feel obligated to do so to the best of my abilities.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 29/06/2026

Representing, organizing with, and showing up for your neighbors is a rewarding and challenging job. The last year has brought unique challenges that have affected every person in our communities, from a high-stakes election, to several mass shootings, and a federal occupation.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 29/06/2026

Like millions of Americans, I work to manage my mental health daily. I’ve long ignored my need for more help. That’s why I’m sharing some personal news. I’m taking a leave from the City for a month to get help at a rigorous outpatient program for clinical depression and anxiety.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 09/06/2026

I'm tracking the situation on 28th and Nicollet as the Hennepin County Sheriff was executing a search warrant. Access points are closed while law enforcement secure the scene. First responders are asking the public to avoid the area for safety of the public and first responders.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 15/04/2026

Safety Ambassadors are coming to Uptown in November! I led the work to fund this program coming to Uptown for 2025. After over a year of my office and community advocating for implementation, it’s finally happening! Learn more in today's Ward 10 Newsletter. bit.ly/4dQMBXD

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Uptown Safety – Community ambassadors coming to Uptown

After years of advocacy from my office inpartnershipwith the community,I’m so happy to announce that... we did it! Safety Ambassadors are coming to Uptown!

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 24/01/2026

Resistance to this ICE occupation is justified. I’ll continue to be right there with you and will keep you updated.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 24/01/2026

I will do everything in my power to get ICE out of Minneapolis immediately and I know you will too. This invasion of our city by federal agents can not be sustained. The people of Minneapolis are hurting, tired, and extremely angry — all these emotions are justified.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 24/01/2026

There is only one group of people here instigating violence and escalating the situation: the federal agents. They are the people whose behavior needs policing right now. I am using my office to ask local police to protect residents and not comply with ICE.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 24/01/2026

I take issue with any assertion that it is the people of my neighborhood, the people of this city, who are in any way responsible for the escalation we are seeing in the streets.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 24/01/2026

I also call on Governor Walz to institute an eviction moratorium for as long as our state is occupied, and put his focus towards protecting our communities — not deploying even more force against observers and protesters.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 24/01/2026

but I will continue to be with you in the streets until they are gone, and long after they leave. I’m calling on Governor Walz to immediately do everything in his power to arrest the individuals responsible for the murder that took place in my community.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 24/01/2026

ICE and CBP so desperately want us to stop that they are killing people for doing what we do best in Minneapolis: standing up for our neighbors. It is past time for ICE to leave our state. As a Council Member I don’t have the authority to make the federal government leave,

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 24/01/2026

We are strong. Since the occupation of our city began, we as a community have been rapidly responding with cameras and whistles, doing everything we can to keep each other safe.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 24/01/2026

Multiple individuals who came to observe the actions of federal agents and protest the senseless shooting in Whittier, have since been detained. They must be immediately released. Whittier is the most organized neighborhood in the most organized city in the country.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 24/01/2026

I was on the scene this morning as observers and protesters gathered. Federal agents continued to escalate & deployed chemical irritants, gassing one of the densest neighborhoods in the Twin Cities, and further endangering blocks full of immigrants, families, and working people.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 24/01/2026

I'm heartbroken for Alex’s family, friends, & community. I am devastated, enraged, and horrified by the occupation of our city. This federal occupation killed Renee Good, killed Alex Pretti, continues to devastate and separate families, and it is destroying my neighbors’ lives.

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Aisha Chughtai - Minneapolis Ward 10 @ward10.minneapolismn.gov · 24/01/2026

Around 9 a.m. this morning, federal agents executed one of our neighbors, Alex Pretti, at 26th and Nicollet in Whittier, in the community I represent. This is the second neighbor murdered in South Minneapolis by ICE in less than three weeks.

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