Thousands of immigrant rights activists gathered at Civic Plaza Friday afternoon as part of a coordinated national protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations following recent fatal shootings during federal enforcement actions.
The demonstration, which drew roughly 5,000 people by mid-afternoon, was part of the National Shutdown movement that called for participants across the country to skip work, school and shopping to protest what organizers described as ICE’s “reign of terror.”
“The people of the Twin Cities have shown the way for the whole country – to stop ICE’s reign of terror, we need to SHUT IT DOWN,” organizers wrote on the campaign website ahead of Friday’s action. “On Friday, January 30, join a nationwide day of no school, no work and no shopping.”…