"From family-run cafes to retail giants, businesses are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign, whether it's public pressure for them to speak out against aggressive immigration enforcement or becoming the sites for such arrests themselves. In Minneapolis, where the Department of Homeland Security says it's carrying out its largest operation ever, hotels, restaurants and other businesses have temporarily closed their doors or stopped accepting reservations amid widespread protests."
"On Sunday, after the U.S. Border Patrol shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, more than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies including Target, Best Buy and UnitedHealth signed an open letter calling for "an immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions." Still, that letter didn't name immigration enforcement directly, or point to recent arrests at businesses."
"What ICE is allowed to do Anyone - including ICE - can enter public areas of a business as they wish. This can include restaurant dining sections, open parking lots, office lobbies and shopping aisles. "The general public can go into a store for purposes of shopping, right? And so can law enforcement agents - without a warrant," said Jessie Hahn, senior counsel for labor and employment policy at the National Immigration Law Center, an advocacy nonprofit. As a result, immigration officials may try to question people, seize information and even make arrests in public-fa"
Businesses from small cafes to large retailers face heightened exposure to immigration enforcement, public pressure, protests and on-site arrests. In Minneapolis, a major Department of Homeland Security operation prompted hotels, restaurants and other businesses to temporarily close or stop taking reservations amid widespread protests. A Border Patrol shooting of Alex Pretti preceded an open letter from over 60 Minnesota CEOs calling for deescalation, though the letter did not explicitly mention immigration enforcement. Federal agents have detained employees at Target, rounded up day laborers in Home Depot parking lots, arrested delivery workers on streets and detained hundreds during a Hyundai plant raid. ICE may enter public business areas without a warrant and can question people, seize information and make arrests in public spaces.
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