Updated/1/28/2026 – On the morning of Jan. 26, a second U.S. citizen, 37 year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot at a protest in Minneapolis by ICE agents. Click here to read details of the deadly encounter.
THE NATION MOBILIZES AGAINST I.C.E. TERROR
by Elvia R. Arriola and Donna J. Blevins, Board Members.
On January 20, 2026, less than two weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed a U.S. citizen at a protest demonstration, and on the one-year anniversary of the installation of Mr. Trump in the White House, thousands of citizens across the country mobilized in “ICE OUT FOR GOOD” marches and rallies. Participants interviewed at the rallies repeatedly share stories of witnessing ICE “police” engaging daily in unconscionable and illegal domestic terror. Conduct such as breaking into houses without judicial warrants (illegal search and seizure against the 4th Amendment), capturing and detaining US citizens, dragging people out of cars and homes into inclement weather, beating subdued detainees and using excessive force during arrests, spraying chemical irritants and otherwise assaulting peaceful observers, among many other very concerning actions. In custody, detainees report being denied medical care and access to their families.
Americans all over the country are not taking these actions quietly. Opposition to ICE tactics is occurring in every state in the union, and is increasing. Protests against this assault on human beings, our nation’s Constitution, and our fundamental values of freedom and liberty are cropping up everywhere.
Below is a list, state-by-state, of opposition activities occurring nationwide. Click on the name of a state to see either news articles or live social media recordings of protests in towns and cities across America, even in states viewed as being very much aligned with the MAGA anti-immigrant agenda.
Also listed are the names of organizations within a particular state offering support and services to those persons and families impacted by Trump’s mass deportation program.
- ICE Out of California
- League of Women Voters – Resources to Protect Our Communities Against ICE
- NorCal Resist
- California Rapid Response Networks
- California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice
- Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
- Organized Communities Against Deportations
- Family Support Network and Hotline
- LUCE – Immigrant Justice Network of Massachusetts
- Boston Immigrant Justice Network
- Boston, MA Beyond Bond Legal Defense Fund
- Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement (CIRA)
- Nebraska Legal Assistance for Detainees and Hotline
- North Carolina Immigrant Solidarity Fund
- North Carolina Justice Center – Immigrant and Refugee Assist
- Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
- Gonzales Immigration Law Offices: Portland and Seattle Attorneys
- Washington Immigrants Solidarity Network