Day Without Immigrants (2017)

[7] Shop and restaurant owners in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Portland,[8] San Francisco, Phoenix,[6] Nashville,[9] Albuquerque,[10] Denton,[11] Dallas,[12] Fort Worth,[13] Washington,[14][15] New York,[15] and other major U.S. cities closed their doors in a show of solidarity with their workers.

[17] In Chicago, five of the Pete's Fresh Market locations closed and the owner, Vanessa Dremonas, vowed not to penalize workers who participated in the protest.

[4] In Chicago, a rally took place at Union Park with hundreds of workers marching towards the Mexican consulate on Ashland Avenue at noon on Thursday.

[27] Some restaurants that stayed open have said they will donate part of their proceeds from Thursday to immigrant advocacy organizations.

[4] The Los Angeles Unified School District urged students not to take part in the protest.

[29] Teachers from Rubidoux High School in Jurupa Valley, California commented disparagingly on Latino students missing classes on social media.

[33] Twenty-one people were fired from Encore Boat Builders for failing to show for their scheduled work day.