ICE has become a national issue for Target

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Target’s response, or the lack thereof, to the growing presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis has become yet another PR crisis for the retailer.

Groups like the ICE Out of MN Coalition and Unidos MN have staged protests and other actions in Minnesota following Jan. 8, when federal agents tackled and detained two Target employees outside of a Target store in Richfield, Minnesota. But over the past few days, more groups and activists outside of Minnesota have also been calling out Target’s relative silence on ICE activity in its home state. The American Federation of Teachers this weekend called for Target to publicly denounce ICE. Additionally, other organizations have staged protests at Target stores in Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle and other cities far from Minneapolis.

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