"Protesters opposed to the federal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis have turned their attention to Target stores across the country, putting pressure on the Minnesota-based retail giant to stop cooperating with federal agents. Demonstrations have recently taken place at about two dozen Target stores in Minnesota, with additional protests in other cities, including Chicago, Seattle, Philadelphia and New York. Pam Costain, 75, who works with the volunteer group Indivisible Twin Cities, organized about 50 people to protest at Target's flagship store in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday."
"They sat in the store, singing, chanting, wearing inflatable frog costumes and holding a house-shaped poster that read: "Target Come Home To Your Values." However, when the group first tried to go into the store, Costain said, some Minneapolis police officers tried to prevent them from entering. "If ICE can come in, we can come in," she told them. The group stayed for about an hour and then left."
Protesters opposed to a federal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis have targeted Target stores nationwide, urging the company to stop cooperating with federal agents. Demonstrations occurred at about two dozen stores in Minnesota and at locations in Chicago, Seattle, Philadelphia and New York. A volunteer organizer, Pam Costain, led about 50 demonstrators at Target's Minneapolis flagship, where protesters sang, chanted, wore inflatable frog costumes and held a poster reading "Target Come Home To Your Values." Some Minneapolis police initially tried to prevent entry. The protests follow reports that two Target employees were detained by immigration agents at a suburban Minneapolis store. Target executives have offered little public response.
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