100 Clergy Arrested Blocking Minneapolis Airport Departures, Demanding Delta End ICE Complicity
WASHINGTON — Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport police arrested approximately 100 religious leaders Friday morning as faith leaders blocked Terminal 1 departures to demand airlines stop enabling Trump administration mass deportations through Minnesota’s largest airport.
The arrests at 10 a.m. marked the second day of an unprecedented clergy mobilization against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minnesota, where federal agents have deported an estimated 2,000 people through MSP Airport since intensifying enforcement following Donald Trump’s January 20 inauguration.
Friday’s action targeted Delta Air Lines—which operates MSP as a major hub—and Signature Aviation, the private jet logistics company providing operational support for ICE charter deportation flights. Clergy prayed, sang hymns, and shared testimony from airport workers who’ve been detained by ICE while commuting to their jobs before law enforcement moved in.
“Roughly 100 clergy were arrested by members of the airport and Bloomington law enforcement” during what organizers called the “ICE Out of Minnesota: A Day of Truth & Freedom,” according to a statement from faith leaders coordinating the action. The blockade coincided with a statewide economic shutdown in which approximately 600 Minnesota businesses closed their doors in protest of federal immigration enforcement.
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