Inflamed by the fatal shootings of two protesters and the increasingly aggressive tactics used by federal agents in Minneapolis, activists and protesters are taking part in “ICE Out of Everywhere” demonstrations starting Friday, including several in Los Angeles County.
These nationwide protests come a week after hundreds of Minnesota businesses closed their doors in a statewide strike. “ICE Out of Everywhere” aims to show solidarity with Minnesota and for those who have died in ICE custody, as well as demand an end to federal agents’ raids throughout the U.S.
A number of Los Angeles businesses have announced plans to close Friday or take other actions to show their solidarity with protesters. Silver Lake sports bar Untamed Spirits and Canyon Coffee in Echo Park said on social media that they will be closed Friday for the general strike…