Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota will shut their doors on Friday as part of an economic protest against the immigration crackdown in their state.
Organisers called for residents to skip work or school, if possible, and refrain from shopping, in a show of opposition to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE).
They also planned rallies in St Paul and Minneapolis, two cities that have seen intense immigration enforcement activity.
The Trump administration characterises the immigration enforcement as a public safety operation aimed at deporting alleged criminals who are in the country illegally. Critics warn migrants with no criminal record and US citizens are being detained too.
Thousands of federal officers have been deployed to Minnesota as part of "Operation Metro Surge". On Wednesday, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that the government had arrested "10,000 criminal illegal aliens in Minnesota," since President Donald Trump returned to office one year ago.
