Economic blackout day planned in Minnesota to protest ICE surge
Unions, faith groups and local leaders urge residents not to work, shop or go to school after killing of Renee GoodLabor unions, community leaders and faith groups are calling for an economic blackout in Minnesota on Friday to protest the surge of federal immigration agents in the state and mourn...
<p>Unions, faith groups and local leaders urge residents not to work, shop or go to school after killing of Renee Good</p><p>Labor unions, community leaders and faith groups are calling for an economic blackout in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/minnesota">Minnesota</a> on Friday to protest the surge of federal immigration agents in the state and mourn <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/minnesota-ice-shooting-nicole-macklin-good">Renee Good</a>.</p><p>Organizers are urging Minnesotans not to work, shop or go to school. The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> has dispatched some 3,000 federal agents to the state, in what it claims amounts to its largest enforcement operation thus far, amid a broader <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/donald-trump-immigration-crackdown">crackdown on immigration</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/ice-immigrarion-minnesota-economic-protest">Continue reading...</a>
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