ICE protests: Minnesotans urged not to work or shop in economic blackout over surge of immigration agents – live

Labor unions and progressive organizations have called on workers across the state to stay home

The United Nations rights chief voiced astonishment on Friday at the “now-routine abuse” of migrants by US authorities, urging Washington to end practices “tearing apart families”.

Volker Turk called on the United States to ensure migration policies and enforcement practices respect human dignity and due process and slammed the “dehumanising portrayal and harmful treatment of migrants and refugees”.

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