Columbia Heights is the heart of Washington, D.C.’s Hispanic community. The neighborhood’s busy streets are lined with popular immigrant-owned businesses, from taquerias to Salvadoran pupusa shops to Latino food markets. But on Thursday some of them were closed. February 16 marked “A Day Without Immigrants” in the United States. Immigrants nationwide stayed home from work and school to show that they are important to the U.S. economy and way of life. Restaurants and businesses in major U.S. cities also closed their doors in a show of support for immigrants. “A Day Without Immigrants” strikes took place in Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and other cities. The protest is in answer to President Donald Trump’s administration, which has promised to increase deportation of undocumented immigrants. Trump has also ordered a ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries. And he plans to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The idea for a national “Day Without Immigrants” strike spread on social media, messaging applications and directly from person to person. The hashtag #DayWithoutImmigrants” trended worldwide on Thursday.