What to know about Minnesota's anti-ICE blackout day without work, school, or shopping

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Students from St. Paul public schools staged a walkout to the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., to protest ICE actions.

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Some tech workers want their CEOs to 'call the White House' and speak out against ICE

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A small group of tech workers have signed a petition calling on their CEOs to speak out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and cancel contracts with the agency.

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I'm an immigration lawyer in Minneapolis. People are scared — here's what employers and employees should know about their rights.

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Loan Huynh, an immigration attorney in Minneapolis, shared her advice for employers and employees amid ICE raids.

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The author of 'Sapiens' says AI is about to create 2 crises for every country

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Yuval Noah Harari was a speaker at the 2026 World Economic Forum

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America's largest labor movement says ICE is a danger to 'innocent working people'

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ICE officers have made over 2,500 arrests in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge.

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ICE arrested 2 truck drivers heading to a major Meta data center project

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US President Donald Trump holds an image showing the size of Meta's new data center, during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump holds an image showing the scale of Meta's new data center under construction in Louisiana.

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The number of foreign students enrolling in US universities has dropped for the first time in 3 years

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The number of foreign students enrolling in US universities has declined

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Hilton says it is removing a Minnesota hotel from its system amid ICE controversy and calls for a boycott

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A Hilton logo is displayed on a sign outside one of their hotels on August 2, 2025 in San Diego, California.
Many Hilton-branded properties are operated by independent franchise owners.

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DHS said ICE agents' Hilton reservations were canceled at an independently owned Hampton Inn

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Hampton Inn sign

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Amazon allows visa workers stranded in India to work remotely — but there's a catch

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.
Amazon is pushing forward with its own brand of chips called Trainium.

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