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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Wyatte Grantham-Philips

Businesses face pressure to respond to immigration enforcement while also becoming a target of it

Immigration Enforcement Businesses - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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.

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