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February 4, 2025

U.S. Businesses Close Doors for "A Day Without Immigrants" Amid Trump Crackdown
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Businesses across the U.S., from child day cares to grocery stores,
closed their doors Monday to mark "a day without immigrants" in protest
of the Trump administration's mass raids and deportations. Students also
skipped school to join the peaceful action. Thousands of people took to
the streets in cities nationwide, including in Phoenix, Arizona; New
York; and Los Angeles.

Protesters also rallied outside Trump Tower in downtown Chicago. This is
Melanie, the daughter of undocumented immigrants, who held a sign that
read "Speaking out for immigrants who can't!"

Melanie: "On the other side, I have, like, 'Immigrants built America,'
because who's the one who does your crops? It's immigrants. They're the
ones in the fields. Who picks up your trash? It's immigrants. They're
the ones that are cleaning out the offices, the bathrooms. Everywhere
you work, they're the ones that clean up. They're not the ones that are
sitting in an office desk doing paperwork. They're the ones behind
everything."



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