Overview

• A Hennepin County judge issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting Hamoudi Sabri from allowing homeless encampments on any of his Minneapolis properties until further court action.
• Mayor Jacob Frey praised the decision, saying it enables the city to close unsafe sites once shelter and services are offered and to move people toward more stable housing.
• Sabri said he is weighing legal options and accused the city of mishandling homelessness funds, while asserting his focus remains on the safety and dignity of unhoused people.
• The order comes after an interim directive last week and failed negotiations over timing, with Sabri seeking 30 days and the city pushing for 90.
• The dispute intensified after a recent mass shooting at Sabri’s E. Lake Street site; the city has since cleared that encampment and is pursuing broader relief and recovery of cleanup costs.