Protesters across the U.S. are calling for “no work, no school, no shopping” as part of a nationwide strike on Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
At least 21 schools within the Tucson Unified School District are closed Friday due to staff shortages amid a nationwide protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The list includes K-8 and high schools across the Tucson area. TUSD leadership says a high number of staff members are using their personal leave at those campuses, and it cannot meet the necessary supervision ratios to ensure student safety.
Food services and transportation routes will still be available.
The absences are part of a nationwide strike that calls for businesses to close and people to stay home from work and school to protest ongoing federal actions in Minneapolis — where some 3,000 federal officers from agencies like the Border Patrol and ICE have conducted roving patrols and sparked protests.
Two U.S. citizens were shot and killed in the city this month by immigration officers. They are among at least eight people who have died in either ICE custody or interactions with Department of Homeland Security officers so far this year.
'ICE Out' protests across Arizona
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Demonstrators gather on Hayden Lawn during a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Protesters against immigration enforcement and ICE at the University of Arizona in Tucson on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Students protest immigration enforcement and ICE near Interstate 17 and Beardsley Road in Phoenix.
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A protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Student organizer Hayden Nguyen speaks at a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Barricades and private security were present on Old Main Lawn at Arizona State University's Tempe campus during a protest against ICE and immigration enforcement on Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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A protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Demonstrators gather around the Old Main lawn for a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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An organizer leads a chant during a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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An organizer speaks during a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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An hospitality worker discusses Unite Here Local 11's decision to authorize a strike against food services vendor Aramark during a protest at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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An organizer speaks during a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Tempe Beach Park on Jan. 30, 2026. Protesters marched through downtown Tempe, from ASU's Old Main to the park.
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An organizer speaks during a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Tempe Beach Park on Jan. 30, 2026. Protesters marched through downtown Tempe, from ASU's Old Main to the park.
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An organizer speaks during a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Tempe Beach Park on Jan. 30, 2026. Protesters marched through downtown Tempe, from ASU's Old Main to the park.
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Organizer Hayden Nguyen speaks during a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Tempe Beach Park on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Demonstrators gather on Hayden Lawn during a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE on Jan. 30, 2026. Protesters marched through downtown Tempe from ASU's Old Main to Tempe Beach Park and then back to campus.
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Protesters against immigration enforcement and ICE at the University of Arizona in Tucson on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Protesters against immigration enforcement and ICE at the University of Arizona in Tucson on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Protesters against immigration enforcement and ICE at the University of Arizona in Tucson on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Joshua and TIffany Kassel protest against ICE in Tucson on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Demonstrators march north on Mill Avenue during a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE that began at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Demonstrators march on Mill Avenue during a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE that began at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Demonstrators gather on Hayden Lawn during a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Demonstrators march north on Mill Avenue during a protest against immigration enforcement and ICE that began at Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Jan. 30, 2026.
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More Immigration News
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Community members and activists gathered outside the Arizona Capitol to call for the continuation of independent oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office connected to a nearly 20-year-old racial profiling case against the department. -
Public school closures are continuing throughout the Valley. The Alhambra Elementary district in west Phoenix is the latest to join the list. -
Legislation being pushed by Rep. Michael Way in the wake of anti-ICE demonstrations in other cities would create a new crime of "civil terrorism'' for those who commit vandalism, destruction or property or disorderly conduct "with the intent to coerce or intimidate a civilian population.'' -
Top officials with the Department of Homeland Security spent the week testifying before Congress, amid criticism about the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis. -
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