In a striking demonstration of economic leverage, immigrant workers, small business owners, and local advocates across Danbury, Connecticut, organized a targeted economic shutdown and labor strike on September 2, 2026. Operating under the spanish slogan "No trabajen, no compren, no vayan a la escuela" (Don't work, don't buy, don't go to school), the action was designed to showcase the vital contributions of foreign-born residents while directly confronting an aggressive surge in enforcement actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Organizers structured the mobilization as both an economic boycott and a labor strike, asking residents to withhold their labor from workplaces and their dollars from commercial establishments. The movement gained rapid momentum across Fairfield County, drawing participation from construction crews, landscaping teams, restaurant staff, and independent shopkeepers who voluntarily closed their doors.
