Posted January 30,2026 by Arkansas Grita: Northwest Arkansas businesses take stand against ICE
Elōñ iaan business kein raar bōk kuṇaer im kwaḷọk aer jab errā kōn jerbal kein an ICE, ko im rejelet jukjuk in pād ko kajojo. Raar kwaḷọk aer jab errā ilo aer donate im post ak jeje ilo social media ko.
Dozens of local businesses took action in solidarity with impacted communities across the country by donating profits and posting to social media.
Elōñ wōt iaan business kein rej jān NWA. Ko im rar bōk kuṇaer ilo juon tōre eo kien eaar kilōk (national shutdown) ilo January 30 raan eo. Raar kwaḷọk aer eṇoik jerbal kein an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rein ilo peeḷakin ijokein.
Many local businesses in NWA participated in a national shutdown on January 30th to protest the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in communities across the country.
Owners ro an Bentonville’s Butterscotch Bakery eo raar donate im leḷọk aolep tōprak in “anti ICE” cupcake ko ñan armej ro raar bōk er im kalbuuj er ilo Minnesota. Ilo juon aer enaan ilo Facebook:
Owners of Bentonville’s Butterscotch Bakery donated all proceeds from its “anti-ICE” cupcakes to people arrested and detained in Minnesota. In aFacebook post, they said:
“Ej jino an ḷapḷọk an pen im abañ ḷọk men otemjej ilo ad kōwaane (ignored) wāwein im jekjekin mour ippān ro rej pād epaake kōj (neighbors) im lalin ad ilo ad pād im āinwōt ñe ejjeḷọk men eo ej bōk jikin.” Raar ba ilo enaan ko aer ilo Facebook bwe “Ñe kojjab ṃōṇōṇō kōn meḷeḷe kein, innām bulen naan/meḷeḷe kein reṃool im rej jerbal…Eṃōj katakin kōj bwe jen iakwe ro ṃōttad rej jokwe epaake kōj, im jab kalbuuj er.”
“It’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the plight of our neighbors and nation and pretend nothing is going on,” the company posted on Facebook. “If this content makes you uncomfortable, then maybe it’s working… We’re called to love our neighbors, not detain them.”
“Doulul eo an Arkansas immigration im refugee advocacy eo kar bar elelolo donations ak menin leḷọk ko jān elōñ business ko rej bōk kuṇaer ilo men in.” Jikin coffee eo etan Arsaga’s coffee ilo Fayetteville ej kwaḷọk aer naan bwe aolep tōprak in wia kake ko aer naaj donate ak leḷọk ñan Canopy NWA, juon project eo eaar ejaak ñan juṃae jerbal ko an Kien eo iọlap ko rettōr jān joñan aer ḷap ko rejelet immigrant ro im opij eo an Arkansas Immigrant Resource Center eo. Rej barāinwōt ba bwe rej jutak likin ri jerbal rein aer ro rej bōk kuṇaer ilo strike in.
“Arkansas immigration and refugee advocacy groups are also receiving donations from participating businesses,” Fayetteville’s Arsaga’s coffee shops said all drink sales will be donated to Canopy NWA, the Project to Fight Against Federal Overreach and the Arkansas Immigrant Resource Center. The coffee shop also said it is supporting its workers who wish to participate in the strike.
Library Vintage eo, juon ṃōn wia im rent vintage (ṃweiuk in etto ko) ilo Fayetteville, rej ba bwe jabdewōt ṃuri ko jān 2025 naaj meḷọkḷọki ñe customer ro aer renaaj kwaḷọk juon receipt ak pepa in kaṃool eo ke raar donate ak leḷọk ñan Alliance for Immigrant Respect and Education (AIRE) eo tarrin joñan ṃuri ko aer ippāer.
The Library Vintage, a vintage rental and resale store in Fayetteville, said any outstanding invoices from 2025 would be forgiven if the customer brought a receipt showing a donation in the same amount to Alliance for Immigrant Respect and Education (AIRE).
AIRE co-founder eo Irvin Camacho eaar kōmeḷeḷeik bwe jipañ kein rej kwaḷọk im kalikkar ewi joñan an ḷap iakwe eo ippān armej.
AIRE co-founder Irvin Camacho described the local support as an immense feeling of love.
A partial list of participating businesses can be found here:
- Sicarú Coffee Roasters – Fayetteville
- Ozark Charcuterie Wine and Bar – Bentonville
- Pink Fern – Fayetteville
- Perrodin Supply – Springdale
- Little Candle of NWA – Bentonville
- The Boho Boutique – Fayetteville
- Little Bread Company – Fayetteville
- Two Friends Books – Bentonville
- Maude Boutique – Fayetteville
- Aunt Bill’s Vintage – Fayetteville
- Hillfolk – Bentonville
- Butterscotch Bakery – Bentonville
- Retro Roasts – Russellville
- Pinpoint – Fayetteville
- Be Good Photography – Fayetteville
- Handshake Fayetteville
- Turnbuckle Farm – Bentonville
- Bites & Bowls – Springdale
- Crisis Brewing Company – Fayetteville
- The Library Vintage – Fayetteville
- Dela Deville’s Vintage – Springdale
- Hopwood Breads – Fayetteville
- Pearl’s Books – Fayetteville
- Prism Aesthetics – Rogers
- Pizzeria Ruby – Johnson
- Leverett Lounge – Fayetteville
