"At the downtown rally, protesters heavily bundled against the extreme cold chanted "ICE out" and held signs that read "The North is stronger" and "Immigrants make America great.""
""ICE Out of Minnesota: A Day of Truth and Freedom.""
""There are people who are scared to go outside. And people who aren't being targeted, I feel like there's an obligation for those people to stand up for those who are being targeted. So I'm just here to show my support for my neighbors," Guy Hammink, a St. Paul resident, told NPR at the protest."
Large crowds gathered in downtown Minneapolis despite subzero temperatures to protest a major federal immigration enforcement operation. Businesses across Minnesota, including restaurants, museums, bookstores and coffee shops, closed for a coordinated economic blackout called "ICE Out of Minnesota: A Day of Truth and Freedom." Labor unions, faith leaders and community activists organized the action and urged residents to stay home and avoid shopping or dining out. Protesters chanted "ICE out" and held signs reading "The North is stronger" and "Immigrants make America great." Demonstrators also gathered at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport where clergy and community members sang hymns; about 100 clergy were arrested, issued misdemeanor citations, and released. Protesters demanded that immigration officers leave the state, that Congress give no additional funding to ICE, that companies cease business relations with ICE, and accountability for Jonathan Ross, the ICE officer who killed Renee Mackli
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