Italian food specialist Comella’s, which has locations in Wellesley and a dozen other Massachusetts communities, is closed on Thursday in support of the Day Without Immigrants protest. Protesters are attempting to show what life in the United States might be like without immigrants, in response to the Trump administration’s immigration agenda.
Comella’s tweeted:
We will b closed 2day 2 support the Day W/O Immigrants. We have supported our employees for 28 yrs who are like FAMILY & will cont. 2 do so.
— Comella's (@comellasfood) February 16, 2017
Numerous other restaurants and businesses across the state and country are closed on Thursday as well as part of this protest.
In Wellesley, the Davis Museum at Wellesley College also announced this week that it is demonstrating against the Trump administration policies and plans by removing or shrouding immigrant-connected art for six days.