Minnesota ICE protests: How polarization is pushing political risk inside the corporate border

In risk assessments, protests are often treated as discrete, event-driven shocks. They are usually triggered by specific government actions, such as cost-of-living pressures or, in Minnesota’s case, policing policies and immigration enforcement. But while protests may subside once demands are addressed or political momentum fades, polarization, by contrast, reshapes the social environment in which companies operate and increasingly drives long-term business risks.