Minnesotans protest ICE crackdownIMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN: Amid anger over the detention of a five-year-old boy, court papers showed that a two-year-old girl was also detained on ThursdayAFP and The Guardian, MINNEAPOLIS, MinnesotaThousands of people on Friday braved icy conditions to protest the immigration crackdown of US President Donald Trump’s administration in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and businesses closed their doors amid anger over the detention of a five-year-old migrant boy. Dozens of eateries, attraction sites and other businesses shuttered as part of a day of coordinated action to defy the weeks-long federal immigration operation under way in Minnesota. A protester holds a sign during a rally against US federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday. If we don’t fight, fascism wins.”An ICE agent holds onto the backpack of Liam Conejo Ramos, a five-year-old student at Valley View Elementary, as he is being detained in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday. Clergy members kneel as they take part in a rally to protest US President Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday.

Source: Taipei Times January 24, 2026 17:08 UTC