US EditionHundreds of Minnesota Businesses Expected to Close Friday in 'Economic Blackout' to Protest ICE
Hundreds of businesses statewide will close to protest ICE enforcement and the fatal shooting of Renee Good, highlighting fears and harm in immigrant communities.
- On Friday, hundreds of Minnesota businesses announced plans to close for ICE Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth & Freedom, urging a statewide economic blackout with no work, school, or shopping.
- After the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, organizers say the strike also responds to the Trump administration's deployment of federal agents and about 1,500 soldiers earlier this month.
- Some small businesses are redirecting operations to relief efforts, with Wrecktangle Pizza closing Friday as co-owner Jeff Rogers attends the protest and Insight Brewing acting as a donation hub.
- Organizers expect more than 700 businesses to join Friday, while unions negotiating with employers could cause around 200 full closures and a 2 p.m. rally starts at Commons Park, downtown Minneapolis.
- Federal officials defended ICE enforcement as lawful, while the Department of Homeland Security said roughly 3,000 arrests occurred in Minnesota and tensions rose after Renee Good's killing.
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Thousands of people protest and strike in Minnesota against U.S. immigration operations, hundreds of businesses remain closed. The U.S. government rejects criticism.
Updated at 02.04. Friday has been a big day of protest in the state of Minnesota in the USA.
Minnesotans Protest ICE With Economic Blackout Day
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Minnesota on Friday, closing down businesses and calling out of work in a mass protest against the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown in the state. The “Ice Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth and Freedom” demonstration, organized by community leaders, members of the clergy, and labor unions, called for a “no work, no school, no shopping” economic blackout. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true…
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A Strike Against ICE Heats Up in Minneapolis | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Photo Credit: Janelle Carlson Since the murder of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent on January 7, 2025, in Minneapolis, MN, more than 3,000 agents have swarmed the city. ICE has escalated violence against immigrants, activists, legal observers, and passersby in the city: threatening “obstructors,” conducting violent arrests, and arbitrarily using chemical irritants that have sent families to the hospital. The federal agency is also refusing to …
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