A national protest organized after President Donald Trump first introduced his executive order on immigration will be held Thursday.
As part of the protest, immigrants and their allies are expected to stay home from work and school to prove the importance of immigrants in America.
Several business owners in Grand Rapids also plan to take part in some way.
Not everyone agrees the protest will be productive, though productivity is based in the national attention the movement is already getting.
Earlier this week, a similar protest took place in Milwaukee, Wisc., called a “Day without Latinos.” There, people also marched and blocked city traffic.