A large crowd gathered outside Terminal 1 departures, blocking access to the building.

St. Paul International Airport on Friday morning, and dispersal orders were given at the Whipple Federal Building after protesters blocked an access road.

Organizers of a statewide "Day of Action" across Minnesota are calling for no work, school or shopping to take a stand against ICE operations in the state.

Faith leaders and clergy arrested at Minneapolis airport during anti-ICE protest demanding airlines refuse federal immigration enforcement cooperation.

According to Faith in Minnesota, over 100 clergy and faith leaders were arrested at the state's largest airport. The group said protesters gathered in "peaceful, prayerful resistance to demand airlines — especially Delta and Signature Aviation — stand with Minnesotans." It claims an estimated 2,000 people have been deported through the airport.

Arrests of some 100 faith leaders who braved freezing temperatures to block a key road outside of the Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport are underway.

The group, which is an organization "calling for racial and economic justice in Minnesota," were part of a protest demanding airlines take a stand against federal immigration enforcement.

At 10 a.m. on Jan. 23, as a part of the statewide shutdown ICE Out of Minnesota: A Day of Truth & Freedom, clergy and community members held an action

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has appointed longtime Metropolitan Airports Commission board member James Lawrence as chair, placing a veteran aviation and business executive at the