Name: Thousands brave frigid cold in Twin Cities 'ICE Out' protest
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The Trump administration's immigration crackdown and ICE surge in the Twin Cities drew large protests today.

It was part of a general strike and walkout backed by labor leaders and faith groups.

Special correspondent Fred desam Lazzaro begins our coverage with this report from Minneapolis.

Thousands of people braved bone chilling temperatures this afternoon for a rally in downtown Minneapolis protesting what they call a siege of the Twin Cities by federal agents.

For many here and throughout the Twin Cities, Renee Nicol Good has become an icon.

The 37 year old mother of three was shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis two weeks ago.

Her image now appears widely throughout the Twin Cities.

Annie Rose co owns the Lost fox, a downtown St.

Paul cafe that's a quiet refuge from all the tension outside.

It's a face that people can feel comfortable with.

She's a woman, she was a mother, she was white, you know, and

it's something that we can come back to and say, you know, oh, they came for my neighbors and then they came for me.

Well, that is something that we can all resonate with today.

Even though it's tough to lose a Friday evening's revenue in the slowest month of the year.

Every January I take out a no interest credit card to make sure I can make payroll.

This year I'm going to probably have to pay interest on that credit card.

Across the metro area, hundreds of small businesses, especially restaurants, heeded a call to observe a general strike.

Many in sympathy with immigrant owned shops where business has plummeted sharply amid fears of ice patrols.

Labor unions led the call for the general strike, but

the decision was made easier by today's life threatening low temperatures.

Still, Annie Rose said she felt compelled to brace them.

You're afraid to go to rallies, whether it's cold.

You're afraid to go to rallies because you don't want to be shot.

You're afraid to stand up for things because of fear.

And how can you live your life if you're constantly in fear?

It's important to show my kids that no, you can stand up for what you believe in.

Protesters marched about a mile through downtown Minneapolis to the indoor basketball arena.

The DHS gave no signs today of easing up on its surge on the Twin Cities in the days ahead.

On Thursday, Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino was asked if there's a number of arrests agents were targeting.

There is a number and it's called all of them.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said 10,000, quote, criminal illegal aliens have been arrested here, a sharp spike from the start of the week when the agency put the figure at 3,000.

But the Department has released details of far fewer cases, which it calls the worst of the worst.

All this comes at a time of rising public scrutiny.

ICE officers detained a five year old boy on Tuesday during an immigration enforcement operation.

At a press conference today, Marcos Charles, the head of ICE's deportation branch, said the boy was being cared for.

We do everything in our power not to separate families.

So they took him back together to Minneapolis, here to the city, to the ICE facility for processing.

And now they are being well cared for at a family residential center.

On Thursday, three prominent civic activists were arrested after an anti ICE protest at a St. Paul church.

The White House later posted an AI manipulated image of one woman to its social media account.

When asked about the image, Kaylyn Doar, the White House deputy communications director, wrote, enforcement of the law will continue.

At a separate anti ICE rally today, roughly 100 people, including members of clergy, were arrested after protesting outside a terminal at the Minneapolis St.

I am slowly losing hope, and that is a problem.

But then I go to rallies like you asked why I'm going to go to the rally, and

For the PBS NewsHour, this is Fred DeSam Lazzaro in Minneapolis.

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