Economic Blackout Planned To Protest ICE's 'Complete Disaster' In Minnesota [View all]
Source: HuffPost
Labor unions in the Twin Cities are urging people not to work or shop on Friday and instead gather to protest President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign, a sign of the organized resistance sprouting up as immigration agents continue to carry out raids and confront demonstrators in Minnesota.
Labor groups hope a one-day economic blackout will increase protest turnout and send a message to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that the agency isn’t welcome in the Minneapolis area.
“Any self-respecting union has to be stepping up and doing everything it can around this,” said Kieran Knutson, president of Communications Workers of America Local 7250, one of several local labor groups backing the action.
The White House has poured thousands of officers from the Department of Homeland Security into Minnesota in recent weeks, turning the state into ground zero for Trump’s immigration crackdown. Demonstrators have taken to the streets daily to protest the administration’s harsh tactics, including the killing of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who was shot by an ICE agent while in her car earlier this month.
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