Hundreds of Minnesota businesses, schools and community groups participated in an economic blackout day to protest aggressive federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations that have sparked widespread demonstrations. The action, encouraged by labor unions, faith leaders and activists, urged residents to stay home from work, school and shopping to show solidarity with immigrant communities and demand an end to federal immigration enforcement tactics in the state.
See "Minnesotans strike in protest against ICE surge: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’", Michael Sainato and Rachel Leingang, The Guardian, January 26, 2026