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Protesters across the United States staged a nationwide “blackout” strike calling for no work, no school and no shopping to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement.
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People fill the streets during a protest in Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
People fill the streets during a protest in Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Protesters throw trash at federal police blocking a loading dock at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 30,2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Protesters throw trash at federal police blocking a loading dock at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 30,2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Protesters take cover from tear gas fired by federal police during clashes at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 30,2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Protesters take cover from tear gas fired by federal police during clashes at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 30,2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A protester’s eyes are washed out after getting tear gassed during a scuffle between federal police at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A protester’s eyes are washed out after getting tear gassed during a scuffle between federal police at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - Demonstrators join hands to block off Congress Street near Granada as the speeches continue through to sunset for the ICE OUT demonstration, Jan. 30, 2026, Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)
EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - Demonstrators join hands to block off Congress Street near Granada as the speeches continue through to sunset for the ICE OUT demonstration, Jan. 30, 2026, Tucson, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)
Photos of Vice President JD Vance, left, and other members of the Trump administration dressed as clowns are seen during a protest Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Photos of Vice President JD Vance, left, and other members of the Trump administration dressed as clowns are seen during a protest Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Crockett High School student Alexandra Fulbright, 15, walks out of school in Austin, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, as part of a nationwide protest of the actions of U.S.(Jay Janner /Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Crockett High School student Alexandra Fulbright, 15, walks out of school in Austin, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, as part of a nationwide protest of the actions of U.S.(Jay Janner /Austin American-Statesman via AP)
A sign at a cannabis shop indicates it is closed for the general strike to support the state’s immigrant community Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A sign at a cannabis shop indicates it is closed for the general strike to support the state’s immigrant community Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)