Anti-ICE 'National Shutdown' protests planned in L.A. County. Here's where to find them
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Inflamed by the fatal shootings of two protesters and the increasingly aggressive tactics used by federal agents in Minneapolis, activists and protesters are taking part in “ICE Out of Everywhere” demonstrations starting Friday, including several in Los Angeles County.These nationwide protests come a week after hundreds of Minnesota businesses closed their doors in a statewide strike.
“ICE Out of Everywhere” aims to show solidarity with Minnesota and for those who have died in ICE custody, as well as demand an end to federal agents’ raids throughout the U.S.A number of Los Angeles businesses have announced plans to close Friday or take other actions to show their solidarity with protesters.Silver Lake sports bar Untamed Spirits and Canyon Coffee in Echo Park said on social media that they will be closed Friday for the general strike.Others will stay open but will support the protests.Bé Ù, a Vietnamese restaurant in Virgil Village, will be open Friday, but owner Uyên Lê said that’s because she does her community organizing work through the business.
Recently, for example, Lê held a fundraiser for restaurants in Minnesota that went on strike, she told news outlet Eater.At Cafe Nido in East Hollywood, a few customers chatted with employees midday Thursday about the strike buzz.
Nido’s owner, Devin Lester, said he was weighing how he might contribute to protest actions, saying the business may offer discounts to protesters on Friday.California Hundreds gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Friday to protest immigration raids nationwide, marching to a federal detention facility.Some demonstrations have already taken place, including a walkout by more than 1,000 UCLA students at the Westwood campus Wednesday afternoon; they called for “ICE out” of campuses and city streets and held signs that said “Abolish ICE” and “No human being is illegal.” And on...