Hundreds of organizations across the U.S. are calling for a day of no work, no school and no shopping in a national shutdown in protest against ICE policies.
Demonstrators rally against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New York City on January 24, 2026, following the deadly shooting of a man by federal immigration officers earlier in the day in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Activists are calling for a day of “no work, no school no shopping” in response to the fatal shootings of at least four people by federal immigration officials in the past two months — including the high-profile “The people of the Twin Cities have shown the way for the whole country,” organizers of the ICE Out Nationwide Shutdown said in a press release. “To stop ICE’s reign of terror, we need to SHUT IT DOWN.” Participants in at least 46 states are expected to take part in the general strike — a “blackout day” modeled after last week’s “ICE Out” protest in Minneapolis, whenin a statewide general strike, which was followed by a protest march and rally despite a wind chill of 30 below zero.“Enough is enough,” organizers of the national shutdown said. “Every day, ICE, Border Patrol and other enforcers of Trump’s racist agenda are going into our communities to kidnap our neighbors and sow fear. It is time for us to all stand up together in a nationwide shutdown.” The shutdown is endorsed by grassroots groups including the Minnesota Immigrant Movement, the Defend Immigrant Families Campaign, the Palestinian Youth Movement, and the Black Student Union at the University of Minnesota. “Pretti Good reason for a national strike,” read a graphic shared by both Pascal and Curtis on their Instagram page. “Truth is a line of demarcation between a democratic government and authoritarian regime,” Pascal, a Chilean-American actor, captioned the post.At 82, retired teacher and former marathon runner has discovered his next chapter doesn’t require a busy social calendar At 82, retired teacher and former marathon runner has discovered his next chapter doesn’t require a busy social calendarAmazon is closing all Amazon Fresh stores, including one in San Diego County. Here is why.Proposal to tax San Diego vacation rentals and second homes up to $12,000 fails in council committeeLa Costa Canyon High math teacher arrested on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse materialPacific Beach’s largest apartment building set to become even bigger
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