Several dining spots at Durham Food Hall — and eventually the food hall itself — closed early Friday after a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruitment video was allegedly shown throughout the space.
Little Barb’s Bakery, EX-VOTO and Patty Boy all announced around noon that they would not be open on Friday due to the ad.
“As a business, we refuse to operate under conditions where our teams do not feel safe. Earlier today, there were ICE recruitment ads playing on a digital screen at the Food Hall. The screen has now been unplugged and removed, and we have sent our teams home,” EX-VOTO and Patty Boy’s teams posted on Instagram…