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Minnesota Faith Leaders, Unions Call for Statewide Work Strike Friday over ICE Enforcement
Thousands of workers, students, and businesses plan to strike and close shops statewide to protest ICE enforcement and demand the agency leave Minnesota.
- Daily protests have occurred in Minneapolis and St. Paul since Renee Good was killed by an ICE officer on January 7, 2026.
- Vice President JD Vance visited Minneapolis and urged cooperation among officials while encouraging peaceful protests.
- More than a hundred small businesses in the Twin Cities plan to close or donate part of their profits in solidarity with the protest against ICE enforcement.
- Clergy from various faith traditions, including Bishop Dwayne Royster, are joining the march and holding prayer services.
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Businesses close, schools shutter as Minnesota rallies against immigration enforcement
A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been urging Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement in the state.
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Several organizations in Minnesota are calling for a strike to protest the U.S. immigration agency, whose ICE agents had recently arrested a five-year-old.
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