Giovanna Delto and Melissa Perez Winder
Several companies, from daycise to grocery stores and hair salons, were closed throughout the United States on Monday on the day of protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration policy.
However, participation in the “day without immigration” faced headwinds from employees and business owners who said they needed income. In particular, rumors of a wide range of raids are often false, fear that many immigration communities are out, and have influenced some schools. The Monday event also became a heel of street protests on Sunday on Sunday in California and other places.
Noel Zavier, the organization director of the North Atlantic District Council, is important to remind the country to bring the immigrant workers to the community, but many workers can take a break. He said not.
“If you don’t go to work today, you will be able to pay the next rent, which is rarely I have,” said Zavier. I talked. “I never saw that this big rally could do it, or that it had luxury to do it.”
President Jim D Paulo, President Jim Di Paulo, the largest Latin area in Chicago, was closed, but most major employers and construction and other industries are usually operated. He pointed out that he was doing it.
“This just hurt our community,” he said.
Andrea Toro has decided to close the hair salon in the Pilsen area of Chicago. She added that many of her clients were teachers, and have seen their children missed since Trump took office last month. In Chicago, like San Diego, the school district stated that some students and their families are participating in protests on Monday.
“If there are no immigrants, nothing will work around here,” said Toro from Puerto Rico. “If we mute, if we are silent, they will do whatever they want.”
Elbritopy Mercado, which became one of the most recognized restaurants, catering, and food businesses in St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota, from the small Latin market in the 1970s, was closed all day in 2017. 。 At the beginning of the Trump administration.
However, on Monday, it was open for several hours with the skeleton crew said Milissa Silva.
Her parents migrated from Mexico and most of the 90 employees have the Mexican roots. However, many staff have expressed concerns about losing their work days and taking people near grocery access.
Similarly, Tiara Eenkantada, a Spanish day care provider, has left 14 places open. However, many parents said Kristen Denzer, mostly, decided to have a child together with the first and second -generation immigrants.
Family -Most immigrants have attracted about 450 children from day care and kindergarten, and about 70 % of those who have registered only in Minnesota have said Most of the organization’s centers. Several staff in the fence decided to do it the day after the support show.
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In Utah, several Latin -owned stores, restaurants, and supermarkets have closed the doors.
“Today’s exercise is a compassion,” said Senator Luzu Escamila, the leader of the Democratic and Senate. “Many companies and communities are gathering in the state to raise awareness of how fear of this has created.”
Stuart Adams, a Republican member Utah, who was asked about the day of the protest on the use of the media on Monday, should not be worried about the immigration that defends Trump’s immigration policy and comply with the law. I mentioned.
“The only person who has been deported, criminals, people who are insets, and the only people who are talking about bad crimes,” said Adams.
Immigrant executives are targeting overseas exiles in consideration of public safety and national security threats, but the major changes from the Biden administration are the legal status if they run during operations. You can arrest people without it.
Dell’orto reported Chicago’s Winder from MinneaPolis and Perez Winder. The story contributed to the New York AP reporter Cedar Atanacio, the Hanna Schoenbaum of Salt Lake City, and Julie Watson of San Diego.
Initially issued: February 4, 2025 12:45 pm EST
