Utah Businesses and Schools See Impact from Immigration Protest

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Many Utah businesses closed yesterday in solidarity with immigrants amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented individuals. School districts in Salt Lake, Granite, and Ogden reported higher absenteeism, though it’s unclear if the increase was directly related to social media calls urging participants to keep children home as part of the protest. The demonstration comes two weeks after Trump’s second-term inauguration, mirroring similar protests held in 2017 at the start of his first term.