On Jan. 31, multiple activist groups, including the faith-based Isaiah, Indivisible Twin Cities, and Unidos MN, planned protests inside at least 19 Target stores in Minnesota to demand the company take action against ICE and border patrol presence in the state.
At the Richfield store, where two Target employees who are U.S. citizens were detained by ICE agents earlier this month, more than 100 protesters marched in a loop around the store.
They chanted and held signs bearing messages that included “Target support your community not ICE abuse,” “Abolish ICE,” and “Shut Down Target to Kick ICE Out.”
Organizers say they planned the protest to demand that Target, which is headquartered in Minneapolis, “stand with Minnesotans and call for ICE Out of MN and justice for Alex [Pretti], Renee [Good], and all hurt by Operation Metro Surge.”…