America's Largest Labor Group Says ICE Endangers 'Innocent' Workers
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Key Points:
- The AFL-CIO, representing 15 million workers, condemned ICE's immigration enforcement under the Trump administration as a threat to workers, emphasizing union support for affected individuals.
- Local unions in Minnesota, including the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, endorsed a statewide economic blackout on January 23 to protest ICE actions, organizing a rally and march in Minneapolis.
- The Minnesota labor movement and community groups demand ICE leave the state and call for the removal of federal funding for ICE in the congressional budget, citing disruptions to daily life and targeting of workers across various sectors.
- Operation Metro Surge, launched by ICE on December 1 to target criminal activity among immigrants, has led to over 2,500 arrests but also sparked protests following the fatal shooting of
