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LIVE UPDATES | ICE in MN: Businesses closed for ICE Out strike; feds call for state cooperation
Organizers of a statewide "Day of Action" across Minnesota are calling for no work, school or shopping to take a stand against ICE operations in the state.
In the morning, thousands gathered outside the Minneapolis airport, forming a picket line so long it spanned the length of terminal for departing flights.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the corner of Broadway and Second Avenue in downtown Fargo Sunday afternoon on January 18 to protest ICE enforcement, undeterred by Saturday’s violence in Minneapolis,
Braving 13-degree cold, hundreds rallied in the streets of Downtown Boston on Saturday night, just hours after a federal agent fatally shot a man in Minnesota.
Hundreds of students walked out of class Friday to protest nationwide ICE activity and demand action from university leaders.
Minnesota is observing an economic blackout. Those protesting ICE are encouraged not to work, spend or study, and it has led to more than 600 local businesses announce they will close for the day – though once again Minnesota's biggest companies remain silent on the ongoing federal operation.
A right-wing influencer and his small cadre of allies were chased out of downtown Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon by throngs of counterprotesters. Conservative influencer Jake Lang, who had organized an anti-Islam rally outside of City Hall,
A person is dead after a shooting in Minneapolis earlier on Saturday involving federal immigration agents from Customs and Border Protection, a U.S. official with knowledge of the incident tells CBS News.
The march, called “ICE Out of MN: A Day of Truth and Freedom,” will still begin at 2 p.m. in Commons Park, at 425 Portland Ave. S., but culminate with a rally inside the arena at 600 First Ave. N., organizers said Thursday night. The march had been scheduled to return to the park.
Protests are scheduled to take place in downtown Minneapolis.
Some businesses in the Minneapolis area were closed on Jan. 23 to protest the ongoing ICE operations in the area, as organizers call on people to rally against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.