Chipotle fires hundreds, draws protest
Chain dismissed workers at its 50 Minnesota restaurants after an immigration audit.
By STEVE ALEXANDER, Star Tribune
Last update: January 20, 2011 - 10:08 PM
Chipotle Mexican Grill said on Thursday that it had fired a substantial number of the 1,200 employees at its 50 Minnesota restaurants after a federal immigration audit found some were illegal workers.
The circumstances of the firings, which began in early December, sparked a protest by several dozen people around noon on Thursday at a downtown Minneapolis Chipotle restaurant. Minneapolis police arrested eight participants after they chained themselves together inside the restaurant. They were cited for trespassing.
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