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About 40 people showed up at the rally, originally planned to protest the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term and mass deportations.
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Police arrest demonstrators at Minnesota airport amid mass mobilization to protest ICE actions
Unions, progressive organizations and clergy had urged Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest the immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
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An 'ICE OUT Enterprise' protest is urging Minnesota residents to book and later cancel rental cars
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the latest company to find itself facing backlash amid anti-ICE protests in Minnesota.
Organizers in Minnesota encouraged people to close their businesses, skip school and not show up for work as part of an anti-ICE protest on Jan. 23.
Hundreds of businesses closed, and thousands hit the streets to protest ICE, with roughly 100 clergy members arrested at Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport.
Friday’s mobilization was planned as the largest action to date, including a march despite dangerously cold temperatures.
Heightened tensions have been bubbling over in Minnesota following the federal government’s deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement agents.
The House approved Department of Homeland Security funding Thursday. The bill now moves to the Senate, with final approval needed next week.