Employee Backlash After ICE Detains Two Workers Over 300 Target staff signed an internal letter demanding the retailer keep ICE off its premises after two employees were detained inside a suburban Minneapolis store in January, urging clearer guidance and corporate opposition to future raids [1]. The letter reflects coordinated pressure from labor and immigrant advocacy groups and has been circulated widely among Minnesota Target locations. Management has faced mounting calls to adopt explicit policies limiting ICE access to store property.

Veteran Cashier Resigns Over Lack of Corporate Response Sandra Macmillan, a 71‑year‑old cashier, quit her job after viewing videos showing masked agents pinning employees to the floor and citing Target’s silence as unacceptable [1]. Her resignation highlights personal protest against perceived corporate indifference. Macmillan’s departure adds a high‑profile example to the growing staff dissent.

New CEO Michael Fiddelke Issues Internal Video Without Public Statement Michael Fiddelke, who assumed the chief executive role this week, sent a video to employees stressing community pain and team safety while offering no public comment on the January arrests [1]. The internal communication aims to reassure staff but stops short of outlining concrete actions against ICE activity. Critics note the absence of a public stance may further inflame employee frustration.

Operation Metro Surge Expands ICE Presence in Minneapolis The White House’s “Operation Metro Surge” has deployed thousands of ICE agents to Minneapolis, intensifying raids targeting undocumented immigrants with criminal records [1]. The initiative has sparked nationwide protests and heightened tension between federal authorities and local communities. Target stores have become focal points of the broader enforcement push.

Legal Uncertainty Limits Employers’ Ability to Block ICE Legal experts explain that denying agents access to non‑public areas such as break rooms requires a judicial warrant, while rules governing “quasi‑public” spaces remain ambiguous, leaving companies uncertain about lawful resistance [1]. This gray area hampers corporate efforts to protect workers from federal enforcement. Employers risk legal challenges if they attempt to bar agents without clear authority.

Labor and Immigrant Groups Call for Corporate Resistance Organizers from Unidos Minnesota, UFCW Local 663, and the Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha publicly urged Target and other major Minnesota employers to push back against ICE raids and safeguard workers’ rights [1]. Their statements emphasize solidarity between labor unions and immigrant advocacy groups. The coalition demands concrete corporate policies to counter federal immigration enforcement.