Twin Cities museums slam their doors Friday as they take sides in 'ICE-Out' strike

A fig of museums successful the Twin Cities said they're taking portion successful an "economic blackout" onslaught Friday successful effect to President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies, according to their ain societal media posts. 

Eight museums, along with dozens of different tiny businesses specified arsenic restaurants and java shops, planned to adjacent operations, promoting what organizers picture successful posters arsenic a "statewide shutdown" — with calls for "no work, nary school, nary shopping."

The objection against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday successful downtown Minneapolis.

MINNESOTA RESTAURANTS BY THE DOZENS PLANNING TO SHUT DOWN FRIDAY TO PROTEST ICE ENFORCEMENT

Fox News Digital reached retired to ICE for comment. 

The bureau antecedently said its enforcement actions are focused connected individuals successful this state illegally who airs nationalist information oregon nationalist information concerns.

The Science Museum of Minnesota, pictured above, said it is shutting down Friday "in solidarity" with the area's migrant community. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images)

"In solidarity with our migrant community, the depository volition beryllium closed connected Friday, January 23, to let abstraction for action, reflection, remainder and safety. We’ll beryllium backmost unfastened regular hours Saturday," said a station connected the Science Museum of Minnesota’s Instagram.

The depository successful St. Paul is simply a 501 (c)3 nonprofit enactment with interactive exhibits.

"We privation to articulation successful solidarity by closing this Friday, January 23rd."

"The Minnesota Museum of American Art volition beryllium closed connected January 23 for unit assemblage work and well-being. We enactment the communities we service and travel from," the depository wrote connected Facebook. 

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"We are unfastened Saturday and Sunday arsenic a spot of respite and inspiration. Free admission. Open to everyone, always."

Kate Beane, enforcement manager of the Minnesota Museum of American Art, said successful a connection that "it is imperative that institutions worth our shared humanity during these turbulent times successful which we are living."

"ICE OUT!" rally signs are seen posted connected the model of a concern successful Minneapolis.  (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

"The Bakken Museum works with the community, truthful we privation to articulation successful solidarity by closing this Friday, January 23rd. Regular hours volition resume Saturday, January 24th," wrote the subject depository connected Facebook.

The Minnesota Children’s Museum alerted visitors connected Instagram that it, too, would beryllium closed Friday.

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"We basal successful solidarity with our assemblage and unit successful enactment of justice, kindness and quality dignity," said the post. 

"Minnesota Children’s Museum is simply a spot of joy, inclusion and togetherness. We look guardant to welcoming families arsenic we reopen for regular hours connected Saturday."

The Science Museum of Minnesota successful St. Paul, pictured here, said it volition beryllium closed Friday. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The American Swedish Institute (ASI) posted connected its website that it would besides adjacent Friday. 

"For astir 100 years, ASI has welcomed, celebrated and studied immigration. We basal with our assemblage successful the Twin Cities and Minnesota, present and always," said its memo.

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The Museum of Russian Art and Weisman Art Museum some announced they are closed Friday, not specifically indicating whether they're supporting the onslaught oregon not.

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Minnesota Marine Art Museum besides said it would close. 

However, the depository wrote that its closing would beryllium owed to an "extreme acold informing successful Winona County."