Activists are calling for a nationwide “blackout” on Friday, urging people to skip work, school, and shopping to protest the Trump administration’s aggressive ICE enforcement.
The strike, organized by student groups in Minnesota and supported by unions and national organizations, follows a series of fatal shootings involving federal agents, including Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Protests and walkouts are planned in cities across the U.S., with some targeting businesses like Target, whose employees were detained by ICE in Minnesota.
Organizers say the strike aims to apply economic pressure and raise awareness of racial profiling and human rights abuses tied to immigration enforcement, The Guardian has reported.
The action coincides with debates over DHS funding and potential government shutdowns, as lawmakers consider reforms to ICE operations.
