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EFF to Close Friday in Solidarity with National Shutdown

DEEPLINKS BLOG
By Cindy Cohn
January 29, 2026
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EFF to Close Friday in Solidarity with National Shutdown

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation stands with the people of
Minneapolis and with all of the communities impacted by the ongoing
campaign of ICE and CBP violence. EFF will be closed Friday, Jan. 30
as part of the national shutdown in opposition to ICE and CBP and the
brutality and terror they and other federal agencies continue to
inflict on immigrant communities and any who stand with them.

We do not make this decision lightly, but we will not remain silent. 

  * See our statement on ICE/CBP violence: https://www.eff.org/
    deeplinks/2026/01/eff-statement-lawless-actions-ice-and-cbp
  * See our Surveillance Self-Defense tips for protestors: https://
    ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest
  * See our explanation of the right to record police activity: 
    https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/yes-you-have-right-film-ice

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