Thousands brave bitter cold to demand ICE leave Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 24: Thousands of demonstrators braved bitter cold to march through the streets of Minneapolis on Friday demand an end to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in their city, part of a wider "ICE OUT!" show of defiance that organizers billed as a general strike.

On a day that started with temperatures as low as minus 20 Fahrenheit (minus 29 Celsius), organizers said as many as 50,000 people took to the streets, a figure that Reuters could not verify, as Minneapolis police did not respond to a request for a crowd estimate.

Many demonstrators later gathered indoors at the Target Center, a sports arena with a capacity of 20,000 that was more than half full. �"REUTERS