“Half of our staff just can’t come to work because they’re immigrants and they don’t feel safe,” said Graupman. "The few of us in the office are mostly white staff as we have less challenge from ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). The group is eight weeks into a campaign of terror on the streets of Minneapolis and St Paul. It closed its doors on Friday in solidarity with the planned general strike from the people of Minneapolis and St Paul. “There’s an expression about us — ‘Minnesota nice not Minnesota ice’,” said Graupman.

Source: Irish Examiner January 24, 2026 14:30 UTC