In Minneapolis and beyond, businesses ban ICE officers as outrage grows

Photo caption: Unlawful Assembly at snowy protest in Minneapolis – State officers made about 15-20 arrests in downtown Minneapolis following a “noise demo” at what protesters believe is a hotel ICE agents are staying at – January 10, 2026. Photo credit: Chad Davis / Chad Davis Photography via Flickr. CC BY 4.0 (no modifications). Article by Sarah Matusek and Victoria Hoffmann. The Christian Science Monitor – January 16, 2026.

For over a decade, Dylan Alverson has owned a café on a quiet street in Minneapolis. But a surge of federal immigration agents has shattered that peace, bringing aggressive arrests, protests, and a death half a mile away. “One second,” Mr. Alverson says, his voice seizing up in a phone interview as he stands outside, close to his eatery, Modern Times. “I’m getting hit with a wind of tear gas right now.” He says he just witnessed federal agents pulling a woman out of her car. […]

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