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Massive General Strike in Minnesota Protests ICE Operations

1/20/2026

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The Minneapolis AFL-CIO endorsed a general strike on January 23 in Minnesota to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations after murder of legal observer Ashley Good Renee by an ICE agent.
Support spread to unions in the Fargo-Moorhead area and across Minnesota, with 90 organizations backing.
Participants refrain from work, school, and shopping to demand ICE's departure from Minnesota and accountability for the officer involved in Renee's death.

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Story summary

The Minneapolis AFL-CIO endorsed a general strike on January 23 in Minnesota to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations after murder of legal observer Ashley Good Renee by an ICE agent.
Support spread to unions in the Fargo-Moorhead area and across Minnesota, with 90 organizations backing.
Participants refrain from work, school, and shopping to demand ICE's departure from Minnesota and accountability for the officer involved in Renee's death.