Quick Take More Santa Cruz County businesses and community groups are closing or taking action Friday as part of a national shutdown protesting violent immigration enforcement and the killings of anti-ICE activists in Minneapolis. A protester holds a sign reading “Abolish ICE” at a Jan. 26 rally in Santa Cruz. Not all small businesses have the ability to shut down and continue paying their employees. The downtown Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History announced that it’s offering free admission in solidarity with the shutdown: “ICE OUT. On Saturday, a group of students will meet at the Santa Cruz town clock from noon to 3 p.m. to demonstrate against ICE.