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Minneapolis restaurant closes after ICE protest
Minneapolis restaurant ending free meals protest against ICE raids.
In brief
Minneapolis restaurant ending free meals protest against ICE raids. Modern Times Café owner Dylan Alverson closes restaurant after six years of free meals protest against ICE raids. Originally reported by Fox News.
Modern Times Café closure
Modern Times Café owner Dylan Alverson announced his restaurant would close within months.
Six years of protest
Alverson ran free meals for six years to protest ICE raids in Minneapolis.
“For the last six years, I’ve been trying to prove that Modern Times can continue to exist”
ICE protest model
Alverson rebranded as Post Modern Times to serve free meals except for ICE.
Closure decision
Alverson closed restaurant after Alex Pretti was fatally shot by ICE agents.
Free meals program
Alverson served 25 free meals daily for six months before briefly closing.
Restaurant closure impact
Alverson says many independent restaurants are close to collapse due to ICE enforcement.
“I think a bigger question right now is how many independent restaurants are close to collapse?”
The headline
Modern Times Café owner Dylan Alverson closes restaurant after six years of free meals protest against ICE raids.
