List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
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Key Points:
- Minnesota faith leaders, unions, and community groups have called for a strike and economic blackout on January 23 in response to the Trump administration's Operation Metro Surge, which deployed thousands of federal agents, including ICE, to the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota.
- The call to action, named The Day of Truth and Freedom, follows the January 7 shooting death of Renee Good by an ICE agent and urges community solidarity among workers and families.
- The strike has received endorsements from several labor unions such as the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, St. Paul Federation of Educators, and the Minnesota Nurses Association, with many local businesses announcing plans to close in solidarity.
- A growing list of Minnesota businesses, including bars, coffee shops, bookstores, and restaurants across
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