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On January 30th, activists called for a national ‘ICE Out’ strike. Across the US, businesses closed, workers called in sick, and children walked out of class to protest DHS and ICE operations across the country. Due to a lack of comprehensive national coverage, this post will attempt to collect as many local news articles as possible. This post will be updated frequently over the next 24-48hrs:

Alaska:

• 2KTUU: Hundreds of West High students walk out of class as part of nationwide protest against ICE
• Anchorage Daily News: ‘Heartbroken and furious’: Anchorage nurses and students protest ICE actions

Arkansas:

• THV11: Arkansas businesses join nationwide ICE protest as they reopen after winter storm

Arizona:

• 13 News: Tucson businesses close, hundreds protest on National Day of Action
• Daily Wildcat: Tucsonans flood the streets for national protest

California:

• 7 News: Bay Area protests live updates: Thousands take to SF streets to protest ICE, Trump
• Eyewitness 7: Thousands converge in downtown Los Angeles for ‘ICE Out’ rally
• CBS 8: Protests erupt across San Diego demanding ICE funding cuts amid ‘National Shutdown’ movement
• Daily Californian: ‘Don’t give up hope’: Berkeley protests ICE in National Day of Action
• Fullerton Observer: Orange County Students Protest Against ICE Raids in Coordinated National Day of Action
• 30 Action News: Protesters flood Downtown Fresno on National Day of Action

Colorado:

• Colorado Public Radio: Demonstrations against ICE continue in Denver

Connecticut:

• CT Public: Photos: ‘ICE Out’ protesters fill Burlington streets to decry immigration enforcement actions

Florida:

• Pensacola News Journal: ‘I’m just fed up.’ Pensacola’s week 2 anti-ICE rally draws even larger crowd
• 7 News Miami: Protesters gather in downtown Miami against ICE; decry ICE actions in Florida
• Daytona Beach News-Journal: See photos of Florida residents protest ICE actions at DeLand corner

Georgia:

• ANF: Students at more than 100 Georgia schools walk out to protest against ICE

Hawaii:

• Hawaii News Now: Hawaii protesters join national day of action against ICE
• Hawaii News Now: Students lead anti-ICE protests at Maui high school

Idaho:

• Idaho Statesman: On day of anti-ICE protests, ‘Idaho chose solidarity,’ honored shooting victim
• KTVB7: Local businesses ‘shut down’ on Friday to show solidarity with Minnesota

Illinois:

• ABC Eyewitness News: Chicago protesters, businesses participate in nationwide strike against immigration crackdown
• IPM News: Hundreds of University of Illinois and Urbana High School students protest ICE, federal immigration operations
• Daily Illini: Gallery | Anti-ICE demonstration shuts down Green Street

Indiana:

• 16 News Now: Protesters gather in Mishawaka for ‘ICE Out’ demonstration
• WishTV.com: Faith leaders and politicians rally against ICE in Indianapolis vigil

Iowa:

• KCRG 9: Cedar Rapids high school and college students join national ICE protests
• KWWL 7: Student-led protests in Eastern Iowa challenge ICE actions

Kansas:

• The Kansas City Star: How Kansas Citians protested ICE as part of national day of action
• KCTV 5: Kansas City businesses provide free supplies, safe spaces during anti-ICE protests

Kentucky:

• WLKY: Dozens gather at Joe Creason Park for vigil to honor victims of DHS shootings

Louisiana:

• WDSU 6: ‘ICE out’ movement sparks protests, temporary business closures in New Orleans

Maine:

• News Center Maine: Over a thousand protesters take to downtown Portland, calling for no ICE in Maine

Maryland:

• WBALTV 11: ‘They’re out of control’: Hundreds gather in Baltimore to call out ICE enforcement in Maryland, US
• Baltimore Brew: A blunt message from an angry Baltimore crowd: “ICE Out”

Massachusetts:

• NBC10 Boston: ‘ICE Out Everywhere’: Protesters rally in Boston against ICE
• WCVB 5: Boston-area businesses, Copley Square crowd join national demonstrations against ICE

Michigan:

• Michigan Public: Hundreds march in Ann Arbor as part of “general strike” against ICE crackdown in Minneapolis
• WXYZ Detroit: ICE protests take place in metro Detroit amid ‘National Shutdown’ movement
• Detroit Free Press: Detroit area businesses, schools join general strike against ICE
• 13 On Your Side: ‘ICE Out’ protests held across Grand Rapids area

Minnesota:

• NPR: Photos: Thousands once again protest ICE in Minneapolis and across the U.S.
• KSTP 5: Thousands of Minnesotans march in protest of ICE on Friday

Mississippi:

• WJTV 12: Protesters in Jackson rally against ICE, seek change

Missouri:

• 5 On Your Side: ICE protests continue in St. Louis area as people rally in Belleville, Illinois

Montana:

• Montana Free Press: Montana businesses close, shift operations to participate in national strike over ICE activities

Nevada:

• KSNV: Round of anti-ICE protests held Friday across the Las Vegas valley
• Reno Gazette Journal: Washoe County middle and high school students walk out in ICE protest

New Hampshire:

• WMUR 9: Anti-ICE protests held across New Hampshire
• Concord Monitor: ‘People are sick of it’: Thousands protest ICE in Concord as part of national movement
• nhpr: Photos: ‘ICE Out’ protesters fill Burlington streets to decry immigration enforcement actions

New Jersey:

• News 12: Protests held to keep ICE out of New Jersey
• NorthJersey.com: Protesters take to Bergen Route 4 overpass on ‘National Shutdown’ day

New Mexico:

• Source NM: Thousands protest ICE in Albuquerque’s center
• KOB 4: Anti-ICE protests sweep Albuquerque, businesses support by giving back

New York:

• Eyewitness News ABC 7: Thousands of protesters gather in New York City amid nationwide strike against ICE

North Carolina:

• NC Newsline: Hundreds take to the streets of Raleigh and Durham to demand ‘ICE out’
• Charlotte Observer: Charlotte businesses support nationwide protests with donations, calls to action
• WBTV: Few hundred gather in Uptown, part of nationwide protest against federal immigration
• ABC 11: Students rally in Fayetteville as part of nationwide immigration protests against ICE actions

North Dakota:

• KVRR: More than a dozen area-owned businesses participate in the nationwide shutdown on Friday

Ohio:

• 10 WBNS: Columbus demonstrators join national strike against ICE
• News 5: Hundreds protest in Downtown Cleveland as part of national day of action against ICE
• Spectrum News: PHOTOS: Ohio protests call out ICE, show support for Renee Good and Alex Pretti
• WKYC: ‘Something bigger than business’: Greater Cleveland shops take part in ICE protest boycott

Oklahoma:

• 2 News: Tulsa business owners standing in solidarity with national protest against ICE
• 6 News: Dozens protest ICE during downtown Tulsa demonstration

Oregon:

• Central Oregon Daily: Central Oregonians walk out, shut down businesses in protest of fatal Minneapolis shooting
• OPB: Hundreds of students walk out of class across Portland to protest ICE
• KOIN 6: Federal agents use tear gas on Portland ‘ICE Out’ protesters, including children

Pennsylvania:

• NBC 10: Philly business owners, residents take part in nationwide protest against ICE
• Fox 43: Local businesses show support for nationwide ‘ICE OUT’ strike
• Lancaster Online: Hundreds gather in Lancaster to protest ICE, immigration policies

Rhode Island:

• Ocean State Media: Crowd braves frigid weather to join anti-ICE protest in Providence
• 10 WJAR: Students in Rhode Island walk out to join ICE protests
• Providence Journal: See protesters gather at RI State House for huge ‘ICE Out’ national demonstration

South Carolina:

• Greenville News: Anti-ICE protesters rally in downtown Spartanburg
• The State: SC students again walk out to protest ICE after Minnesota shooting

Tennessee:

• 10 News: Students walk out of schools in Knoxville to protest ICE
• Channel 9: Thousands protest ICE nationwide Friday, Chattanooga rally draws crowd at Miller Park

Texas:

• KUT News: Texas Democrats lead thousands in East Austin rally against ICE
• KSAT: Hundreds of Texas public school students walk out to protest ICE killings
• KUT News: Austin students walk out of class as part of nationwide protest against ICE
• NBC DFW: North Texans join nationwide day of anti-ICE protests

Utah:

• Salt Lake Tribune: More than a thousand Utahns protest ICE in Salt Lake City during ‘National Shutdown’
• ABC 4: ‘Presidency isn’t a throne, it’s a job’: Utahns rally against ICE, call for defunding and action
• KPCW: Park City students join national day of protests against ICE, Trump policies

Vermont:

• WCAX: Protesters in Burlington rally against ICE enforcement
• Vermont Public: Vermont businesses shut down in protest of ICE

Washington:

• Bellingham Herald: Bellingham joins day of protest against ICE tactics with walkouts, shutdowns
• KUOW: Seattle-area businesses, students join national general strike
• Tacoma News Tribune: Hundreds of students stage walkout at Pierce County high school to protest ICE

West Virginia:

• WV Public Broadcasting: Organized Protests Against ICE Held In Morgantown

Wisconsin:

• WPR: Wisconsinites join Day of Action protesting ICE
• Wisconsin Examiner: Hundreds march in Madison, Milwaukee to protest Trump immigration enforcement
• Fox 11: Northeast Wisconsin stores take part in nationwide ‘economic blackout’ protesting ICE

Wyoming:

• Wyoming Tribune Eagle: Protesters call for change at ‘ICE OUT’ protest

Strikes and Protests are planned across the country this Friday and over the weekend in response to the brutal deployment of DHS agents in Minneapolis and other cities. Activists call for:

No work.
No school.
No shopping.

Solidarity means action.

News coverage:

Newsweek: Anti-ICE Protesters Call For Nationwide Shutdown on January 30

Boston.com: What is ‘National Shutdown Day’ on Jan. 30 — and do you plan to participate?

Time: What We Know About Calls for a General Strike Over the Immigration Crackdown in Minneapolis

King 5: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’: What to know about the national anti-ICE strike on Friday, Saturday

Times Herald-Record: ‘ICE Out of Everywhere,’ ‘National Shutdown’ protest includes Orange County event