Target faces pressure as anti-ICE store protests move beyond Minnesota
AP News • • business
Key Points:
- Activists from the ICE Out Minnesota coalition planned protests at over two dozen Target stores nationwide to pressure the retailer into opposing the ongoing immigration crackdown in Minnesota, where Target is headquartered.
- Protests, including sit-ins and demonstrations, were scheduled for a full week in cities such as Minneapolis, St. Paul, Boston, Chicago, and Seattle, focusing on Target stores linked to recent ICE detentions and shootings.
- One key demand is for Target to deny federal agents entry into stores without judicial warrants, though legal experts state agents can access public business areas without warrants.
- Target has not publicly commented on the protests or the immigration enforcement actions, but CEO Michael Fiddelke expressed pain over local violence without addressing the crackdown directly.
- The protests follow previous
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