Economic Blackout in Minnesota Against ICE
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- * A "day of truth and freedom" is planned as a response to recent events.
A “no work, no school, no shopping” blackout day of protest was kicked off by community leaders, faith leaders and labor unions on Friday in protest against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surge in the state.
The “Day of Truth & Freedom” protest comes in the wake of the killing of Renee Good, the unarmed woman killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis earlier this month.Their demands include that ICE leave Minnesota, that the ICE officer who killed Good be legally held accountable, an end to additional federal funding for ICE, and for the agency to be investigated for human rights and constitutional violations.
Dozens of local businesses in Minnesota have announced closures in solidarity. The Minneapolis City Council endorsed the day of action and the general strike. The day of action culminates with a march in downtown Minneapolis at 2pm local time.
“We are going to be having dangerously cold weather on Friday – -10F with wind chills. Like the high is going to be -10F with wind chills of up to -20F,” Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou, president of the Minnesota Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, told the Guardian.
“We are a northern state, and we are built for the cold, and we are going to show up, but folks are going to need to pay attention to not just the march, but what people are doing, the individual sto
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* A “day of truth and freedom” is planned as a response to recent events.
* Over 1,000 affiliated local unions and numerous local labor unions have endorsed the day of action.
* The action originated from a desire to find effective ways to oppose current issues.
* The government of Minnesota has been criticized for not intervening.
* A childcare worker in Minneapolis reports shutting down services with support from the families served.
* Families receiving childcare assistance and those paying out-of-pocket both supported the closure.
* The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reports 3,000 arrests in Minnesota over the past six weeks.
* 1,500 US Army soldiers are on standby for potential deployment to Minnesota.
* 3,000 immigration officers have been sent to Minnesota.
* A DHS spokesperson criticized the labor unions, alleging they are protecting “public safety threats” and “criminals.”
* The DHS spokesperson provided 23 photos of individuals claimed to be undocumented immigrants with criminal records.