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There is a “national shutdown” planned for Friday that hopes to persuade people to stay home from school, work and shopping, and dozens of “ICE Out Everywhere” protests in towns large and small set for Saturday. Organizers hope that a sweeping show of resistance will convince the Trump administration to stop sending immigration agents to cities nationwide.

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On Friday, organizers are planning a protest at 8 a.m. outside the B.H. Whipple Federal Building, where immigrants caught in the dragnet have been detained. The building has seen countless protests over the past few weeks. There will also be a march and rally at the Government Plaza building at 2 p.m.

On Saturday, advocacy groups, including Twin Cities Coalition for Justice and the Minnesota Immigration Rights Action Committee, are holding a march and rally at 1 p.m. at Bryant Square Park in Minneapolis.

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On Friday, University of Minnesota student groups have called for a national shutdown. Working with hundreds of organizations in 46 states, organizers said they are encouraging Americans to abstain from daily activities to grind the economy to a halt.

“No work. No school. No shopping. Stop funding ICE,” their website reads.

The student groups taking the lead on organizing include the university’s Somali Student Association and Black Student Union. They are also encouraging high school students across the country to organize walkouts. The Somali community in Minneapolis has been a specific target of the Homeland Security operation.

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On Saturday, the national organization 50501 has organized an “ICE Out of Everywhere National Day of Action.” The group is encouraging organizers in all 50 states to host demonstrations outside detention centers, ICE field offices, airlines that work with the agency and congressional offices, according to a news release.

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