Support for Businesses
Protecting the Lifeblood of our Communities
The impact of unlawful arrests and detentions by federal agencies do not only affect individuals and their families, it also has a profound impact on businesses within affected communities. Businesses are often the cornerstone of any community; they bring neighbors together, they provide goods and services, and they create employment.
Business owners are also burdened with an obligation to keep employees and customers safe.
The resources below can be used to prepare for the eventuality of an ICE raid on a business premises, and the helpful articles below explain some of the hardships businesses may experience when communities are impacted by unlawful arrests and detentions:
Prepare your Business for an ICE Raid
We’ve created this Quick Reference Guide with tips and best practices to prepare your business and employees.
Support for Businesses in English.
Support for Businesses en Español.
Signage for your Business
We’ve created signage for your business to designate public from private areas and assert your rights to deny ICE access to private areas of your business without a judicial warrant.
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Learn from the impacts felt by Businesses in Minneapolis and Chicago
ICE operations in cities like Minneapolis and Chicago have created widespread economic impacts, affecting the ability for workers to safely travel to and from work, and preventing customers from engaging in everyday economic activity. While community members are directly impacted, businesses are often a secondary casualty.
Read about the economic impacts felt by businesses:
City of Minneapolis, February 2026: Preliminary Impact Assessment & Relief Needs Overview
The Minnesota Star Tribune, February 19, 2026: ICE Drawdown may be too Late for Small Businesses
NYT, February 13, 2026: ‘Worse than the Pandemic’ - Restaurants say ICE Presence Imperils Business
The Minnesota Star Tribune, February 13, 2026: ICE is Leaving, but the Restaurant Industry’s Problems Run Deep
The Minnesota Star Tribune, February 5, 2026: Minneapolis Businesses Losing Millions in Sales Each Week as ICE Operation Continues
Newsweek, January 29, 2026: Under Siege - Minneapolis Business Community Grapples with ICE Surge
NYT, October 17, 2025: Some Chicago Businesses Feeling the Impact of Trump’s Immigration Blitz
