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US: General Strike and Protest in Minnesota Against ICE

Published January 23, 2026, 18:08
US: General Strike and Protest in Minnesota Against ICE

A general strike and protest are taking place in Minnesota, USA, against the deployment of thousands of ICE agents on the streets of Minneapolis. Dozens of stores and businesses have closed, while schools are providing the option of distance learning. The protest peaked after the death of Rene Good, who was shot by an ICE agent, and the arrest of 5-year-old Liam Ramos, who appeared in a photo frightened next to an agent. Protesters and Democratic politicians denounce the deployment of agents as an “invasion”. The Ramos family is in the process of applying for asylum and there is no deportation order. The father and son are being held in a detention center in Texas.