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Activists Call for Nationwide General Strike Over ICE Actions
A nationwide general strike, urging individuals to abstain from school, work, and shopping, was called for Friday, January 30, to protest President Donald Trump's immigration policies and recent actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to Time. The call to action followed fatal shootings in Minneapolis involving federal agents.
The National Shutdown campaign's website stated, "The people of the Twin Cities have shown the way for the whole country – to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s reign of terror, we need to SHUT IT DOWN," Time reported. The strike aimed to halt federal immigration enforcement operations.
The impetus for the call to action stemmed from events in Minneapolis earlier in the month. An ICE officer shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, which sparked mass demonstrations. Thousands of Minnesotans protested, and hundreds of businesses closed in solidarity, demanding an end to federal immigration enforcement in the state, according to Time. The day after the mass demonstration, another Minneapolis resident was shot by ICE.
The call for a nationwide strike reflected growing tensions and activism surrounding immigration enforcement policies across the country.
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