# Minneapolis restaurant closes after ICE protest

> Minneapolis restaurant ending free meals protest against ICE raids.
- Title: Minneapolis restaurant closes after ICE protest · Fox News
- Summary: Minneapolis restaurant ending free meals protest against ICE raids. Modern Times Café owner Dylan Alverson closes restaurant after six years of free meals…
- Keywords: dylan alverson, modern times cafe, post modern times, ice, minneapolis, immigration and customs enforcement, free meals, restaurant closure, news, politics, restaurant, closes
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/media/minneapolis-restaurant-offered-free-meals-protest-ice-raids-announces-closure
- Author: Lindsay Kornick
- Published: 2026-10-20T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dylan alverson, modern times cafe, post modern times, ice, minneapolis, immigration and customs enforcement, free meals, restaurant closure, news, politics
## 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?
## Key takeaway

Modern Times Café owner Dylan Alverson closes restaurant after six years of free meals protest against ICE raids.