Protests and closures are planned around Southern California in opposition to ICE, the Trump administration ...Middle East

Protests, boycotts, walkouts, social media posts.

These various demonstrations, and more, are planned for Friday, Jan. 30, as part of a nationwide day of action to show opposition to the Trump administration‘s ongoing immigration enforcement efforts and in solidarity with Minneapolis, where two people were fatally shot by immigration officers over the course of two weeks.

Friday, activists said, is a day of “no work, no school and no shopping” with calls to stop funding the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

“Every day, ICE, Border Patrol and other enforcers of Trump’s racist agenda are going into our communities to kidnap our neighbors and sow fear. It is time for us to all stand up together in a nationwide shutdown and say enough is enough,” a website touting the “National Shutdown” day said.

“People are looking to join this movement now, and to get involved and make an impact. It’s unfortunate that it took the murder of two people, two Americans, to notice,” said Janet Nasir, an organizer with Indivisible Inland Empire.

“Alex (Pretti) and Renee (Good) aren’t the only people whom ICE have killed. The murders are really flash points… These are Americans, and the government has turned weapons on their own citizens,” Nasir said. “And I think a lot of people, no matter where they are politically, are not OK with that. They’re saying this has gone too far.”

Nasir said Friday’s protests and boycotts build community for people with shared values, standing “in solidarity, resisting the overreach of our government and in being observers of our community.”

And boycotts work, she said, because they’re “a form of voting with the dollar.”

“It puts pressure on the CEOs. For them, it’s always about the bottom line, how much profit they can make. So with mass boycotting, profits are driven down, and having a concerted targeted effort nationwide, walking out, will send a bigger message,” she said. “It’s throwing sand in the gears — it will get the people in power to take notice.”

Over in San Juan Capistrano, a protest is planned for 2:30 p.m. on the corner of Camino Capistrano and Del Obispo Street.

“We’re a suburban community, and it’s very easy for people to think, ‘Oh, this isn’t happening here. That happens in big cities. That might be happening in L.A. or Santa Ana or Minneapolis or Chicago, but that doesn’t happen here.’ Well, it does,” said Darcie Harris, an organizer of the event and member of the Democratic Women of South Orange County.

The club predominantly serves San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point and San Clemente, and Harris said it formed a resistance team after Trump’s second inauguration. It has organized 10 protests so far, with Friday’s demonstration set to be its 11th.

That first protest last year also focused on condemning federal immigration enforcement efforts, Harris said.

“Immigrants are a vital, integral part of our communities here, particularly the Hispanic community,” Harris said. “We want to stand up for our neighbors, stand with our neighbors, because these mass deportations are just inhuman. It’s just inhuman.”

Protests, boycotts and community actions were also planned in Los Angeles, Riverside, Chino Hills and Pomona, among other cities.

Aside from protests, multiple shops and restaurants around Southern California said they would not open on Friday to show solidarity and participate in the nationwide call for a shutdown.

Mundial Coffee in Riverside shared on its Instagram page that the shop would be closed “in solidarity with the nationwide shutdown. There will be no business as usual while our people are hurting.”

“We believe collective action is powerful. When we move together, change is possible.”

Mundial, which means “global” in Spanish, was founded by sisters-in-law Priscilla Horta and Nayeli Ysarraraz, and according to its website, is “a proud Latino-owned business. … Our name, ‘Mundial,’ Spanish for ‘global,’ reflects our commitment to making a worldwide impact through our local coffee shop.”

Canyon Coffee in L.A.’s Echo Park neighborhood will also be closed on Friday, saying in an Instagram post: “Thank you to the people of Minnesota for leading by example, to our community for standing up for our most vulnerable neighbors and to our team for their support for Canyon’s participation in the strike.”

As, too, will Sibylline Records in Pasadena be shuttered.

“As a small business, closing on a weekend day means taking a real hit. Is it worth it? 1000% and more,” the shop said on social media.

Meanwhile, San & Wolves Bakeshop, a Filipino and vegan bakery in Long Beach, will remain open on Friday, but it will donate some of its proceeds from Friday sales to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund.

Judging by the Cover bookstore in San Dimas planned to have flyer and sign-making materials, plus stations for writing letters to local elected representatives, available during store hours on Friday.

“This is how we’re showing up in solidarity with the ICE Out protests,” a social media post read. “We may not be able to close the store, but we are not neutral, and there’s room for you here.”

“We’ve been really alarmed seeing the actions that have taken place in Minnesota,” said Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, noting California hasn’t been immune to violence either, referencing a protester in Santa Ana who was left permanently blinded in their left eye after a Department of Homeland Security officer fired a non-lethal round from close range earlier this month.

“What we have seen taking place over the last several weeks has been incredibly alarming. Our federal government is utilizing federal agents against not just undocumented people, but American citizens. We see them violating First and Fourth Amendment rights,” said Pérez, a Pasadena Democrat who plans to participate in the day of action.

“I do believe this day of action will be effective, and I do believe this is how we will get the federal government to stop its violence against American citizens,” she said.

Tom Homan, the president’s border czar, suggested Thursday that Minnesota could see a reduction in federal immigration officers but tied that to cooperation from state and local officials, The Associated Press reported.

And not everyone is protesting ICE and the Trump administration’s hardline immigration policies this week.

Leandra Blades, a Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District board member since 2020, said she is spearheading a resolution for the district in support of law enforcement and immigration officers.

The resolution states that the Placentia-Yorba Linda Board of Education “affirms its support for local law enforcement officers and federal immigration officers who carry out their duties professionally and lawfully” and “recognizes the essential role these agencies play in maintaining public safety and protecting schools, families and neighborhoods.” It also says the board “affirms classrooms are places for education, not political activism, and that district communications and materials provided to students shall prioritize academic instruction, safety and age-appropriate content.”

Blades, in a Facebook post, said she requested the resolution be placed on a February meeting’s agenda.

Meanwhile, the California Faculty Association, the union representing Cal State system employees, encouraged its members to participate in Friday’s activities.

“This means ceasing any shopping, reaching out to your member of Congress, participating or leading a community action or event, using social media to amplify our demands, or making donations to organizations that are doing the work on the ground,” CFA said in a news release.

“We must band together with Minnesota by forcefully condemning and putting an end to ICE’s reign of terror,” the union said.

And an action guide put together by Somali and Black student organizations in Minneapolis encouraged students to walk out on Friday “to protest ICE terror in our communities.”

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In Santa Ana, where ICE has repeatedly targeted immigrant neighborhoods and have conducted ongoing raids, there is another visible display to honor Renee Good and Alex Pretti — who were fatally shot by federal immigration officials over the course of about a two week span — as well as “all those who have unjustly lost their lives to recent ICE immigration enforcement actions while exercising their constitutional rights, which has been a longstanding civil rights tradition in our country.”

There, flags are lowered until Friday.

City officials said the lowered flags symbolize their deep concern about ongoing actions by the federal government, which they say have contributed to the erosion of civil rights and have caused fear and trauma in Santa Ana communities and nationwide.

“I believe in safety, dignity, and the value of human life,” said Councilmember Jessie Lopez. “This escalation was not caused by our communities, yet they are the ones living in fear of violence, retaliation and the erosion of their rights. The constitution was written to protect people, not power and when fear is used to justify surveillance, silence, or intimidation, both freedom and safety are put at risk.”

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