Hundreds of actions are set to take place across the country on 30 and 31 January to protest against ICE violence
A strike and hundreds of protests are set to take place across the country on 30 and 31 January, as grassroots organizers take action against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in their communities.
After the deaths of at least eight people in connection to ICE since the start of the year – including the high-profile killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis – activists are demanding the permanent removal of ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from towns and cities across the US.
For the first action on Friday, organizers, led by several student groups at the University of Minnesota, are calling for a “national shutdown”, which means: “No work. No school. No shopping. Stop funding ICE.” The “blackout” day, which many online are referring to as a “general strike”, is an effort to “shut down the economy”, organizers say.
On Saturday, organizers, led by the national grassroots organization 50501, will stage an “ICE Out of Everywhere National Day of Action”, which will include a variety of protests, demonstrations, and vigils, in all 50 states and Washington DC.
