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News: 2026
January 8. Daniel Hunter: Honoring the many responses to Renee Nicole Good’s murder.
January 9. Joe Nelson: Anti-ICE protesters stage sit-in at Twin Cities Target store: It’s the latest in a string of protests directed at Target amid the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
January 9. The Nation: Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators. ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping.
January 10. Lex McMenamin and Marina Dunbar: More than 1,000 events planned in US after ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
January 12. The Washington Post: They say they’re monitoring ICE arrests. Feds say they’re breaking the law: Volunteer efforts to track and protest federal immigration enforcement are in the spotlight after the killing of Renée Good in Minneapolis last week.
January 13. Nicole Charky-Chami: Whistleblower drops ‘largest ever’ ICE leak to unmask agents: ‘The last straw.’
January 14. Umme Hoque & Daniel Hunter: Here’s How We Pressured an Airline to End Its Contract With ICE.
January 14. Lauren Goode: Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet.
January 14. Matthew Gault: How One Guy Crowdsourced More Than 500 Dashcams for Minneapolis to Film ICE.
January 14. Alan Taylor: Photos: Minneapolis Neighborhoods vs. ICE.
January 20. Clay Masters & Gretchen Brown: Observing ICE agents is ‘a de-escalation tactic,’ sociologist says.
January 20. Alyssa Oursler: ‘2020 never ended’: how Black Lives Matter organizing taught Minneapolis to handle ICE surge.
January 24. Fabiola Cineas: ‘We need Target to stand up’: activists in Minneapolis press retailer amid ICE arrests at its stores.
January 24. David Martin Davies: Protest breaks out at Dilley immigration detention facility holding 5-year-old Liam Ramos.
January 29. Fabiola Cineas: ‘ICE Out’ strike and protests: what to know about demonstrations across the US. Hundreds of actions are set to take place across the country on 30 and 31 January to protest against ICE violence.
January 30. Christopher Mathias: Antifa used to unmask neo-Nazis, now it’s exposing ICE: ‘Predators don’t get anonymity.’
January 31. Fabiola Cineas: More than 300 anti-ICE protests planned across US this weekend.
February 1. Rachel Leingang: ‘We’re fighting for the soul of the country’: how Minnesota residents came together to face ICE.
February 4. Jon Collins: Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved.
News: 2025
February 28. Dorany Pineda & Elliot Spagat: Volunteers use bullhorns and sirens to warn immigrants when ICE is in their area: Before dawn this week, dozens of volunteers spread across Los Angeles to look for immigration officers.
March 21. Kevin Foster: Portland is building a model for migrant solidarity under Trump: As ICE raids ramp up across the country, Portland’s Asylum Seeker Solidarity Collective is building trust and community through mutual aid.
March 25. Jeff Abbott: ‘No nos vamos, aquí estamos’: Hundreds in El Paso march against Trump’s anti-immigrant policies.
March 29. Jose Iglesias & Milena Malaver: See the scene as hundreds protest ‘inhumane’ conditions outside Krome detention center.
June 8. The New York Times: Tensions Flare Between Protesters and Law Enforcement in L.A.: Police scuffled with crowds protesting President Trump’s immigration crackdown. California leaders demanded that Mr. Trump withdraw National Guard troops from Los Angeles.
June 9. Tori Apodaca & Richard Ramos: Sacramento protesters demand end to ICE raids, stand in solidarity with Los Angeles.
June 19. Rory Carroll & Daniel Trotta: LA Dodgers say they denied immigration agents access to Dodger Stadium parking lot.
June 30. Stephen Prager: Environmental and Indigenous Groups Mobilize to Stop ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: “This scheme is not only cruel, it threatens the Everglades ecosystem that state and federal taxpayers have spent billions to protect,” said Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades.
July 1. Robert McCoy: ICE-Tracking App Skyrockets in Popularity After Trump Team Freaks Out. ICEBlock, an app that alerts users to nearby ICE presence, has launched to the top of the App Store.
July 3. Reece Rogers: Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. The platform, which allows users to anonymously share the locations of ICE agents, is currently the third-most-downloaded iPhone app.
July 10. Billal Rahman: ICE Employee Quits: ‘Had To Make a Moral Decision.’
July 11. Natalia Gevara: How Organizers in California’s Central Valley Are Fighting ICE Raids and Deportations.
July 14. NBC: ‘It’s got to stop.’ Farmworkers call for 3-day strike after ICE arrests in Ventura County.
August 7. Janette Villafana: The Secret Brigade Hanging Defiant Messages Over One of L.A.’s Busiest Freeways.
August 13. Emma Uber & Lauren Morello: Checkpoint with ICE agents met by protesters in D.C.
August 20. Kimmy Yam: Japanese American groups blast use of Fort Bliss, former internment camp site, as ICE detention center.
August 30. Chloe Veltman: Musicians show support for longtime Utah violinist detained by ICE.
September. Julia Lurie: Inside the Scrappy Network of Volunteers Protecting Their Neighbors From ICE: On the ground with the Fuerza rapid response team in Waltham, Massachusetts.
September 19. Brianna Tucker & Amy B Wang: Congressional candidate thrown to ground during protest outside ICE facility:Kat Abughazaleh, 26, a Democrat running for the 9th Congressional District seat in Illinois, was among the demonstrators who clashed with federal agents.
September 19. Jaclyn Diaz: What ICE agents can and cannot legally do during arrests.
September 20. Gerardo Zavala: California bans masks meant to hide law enforcement officers’ identities.
September 22. 404 Media: We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract.
September 21. Eric Westervelt & Jessica Pupovac: In Chicago, ICE actions are triggering a new wave of political activism.
October 3. Bobby Allyn: Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House’s request to remove ICE tracking app.
October 5. David Edwards: ‘Very difficult situation’: Kristi Noem whines locals not letting ICE agents use restrooms.
October 7. Jack Jenkins: In Chicago, clergy and faith-based protesters say ICE is threatening their religious freedom: Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who would Jesus deport?’
October 9. Jack Jenkins: Judge bars ICE from taking some violent actions against religious activists, journalists.
October 10. Sophie Sherry & Mariah Woelfel: Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her.’
October 16. Jazmine Ulloa: She Self-Deported. Now She and Other Crime Survivors Are Suing ICE. Lawyers argue that the agency’s new policies have led to the detention and removal of victims of domestic violence and trafficking, despite their legal protections.
October 16. Joseph Cox: Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials.
October 17. Samantha Swindler: ‘Craftivism’ draws knitters, crocheters to Portland ICE protests.
October 24. Ryan Grenoble: ‘Polka-Dot Dress Lady’ Emerges As NYC’s Anti-ICE Folk Hero.
October 27. Alexandria Jacobson: ‘Is it safe?’ How one Chicago coffee shop took a stand against the ‘monsters’ of ICE.
October 28. Malavika Kannan: The Soccer Mom Who Strikes Fear Into the Heart of ICE. Meet Angelica Vargas, one of the most prominent of a new kind of activist: the ICE chaser.
November 6. Reema Saleh: Families Rally After Feds Take Chicago Daycare Teacher: ‘We Are Filled With Rage’: Hundreds of neighbors gathered in North Center demanding that federal immigration agents stay out of schools after a teacher was chased into and pulled out of a preschool by officers.
November 8. Kelly Hayes: In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together: “Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed,” says Mariame Kaba.
November 12. Heather Cherone: Chicago Will Stop Investing in US Treasury Securities to Protest ‘Authoritarian’ Trump, Treasurer Announces.
November 13. Siri Chilukurii: ‘MigraWatch’ trainings to ‘Whistlemania’ events: Chicagoans fight back against ICE raids.
November 17. Gwynne Hogan: As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles:Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
November 17. Dalfred Jones: Community groups train volunteers to monitor Border Patrol operations in Charlotte.
November 18. Spencer Chrisman & Akim Powell: Over 30,000 Charlotte students absent from school in protest of ICE operation.
November 19. Amanda Ulrich: Inside the dawn patrols where San Diego teachers track ICE: ‘We have to resist.’ With students terrified and arrests rising, educators turn activists – scanning streets, sharing alerts and defending the right to feel safe.
November 19. Odette Yousef: Grassroots resistance swells in the wake of the immigration crackdown in Chicago.
November 20. Jack Jenkins: Catholic clergy, nuns sue Trump admin over Communion access for ICE detainees.
November 26. Jessica Corbett: Boycott Campaign Targets Companies Tied to ICE Ahead of Black Friday: The Not With My Dollars campaign takes aim at Amazon, Whole Foods, Dell, Microsoft, Home Depot, Spotify, and Target.
November 29. Jeremy Lindenfeld: ICE Is Targeting Workers. Here’s How Employers and Unions Are Fighting Back.
November 30. Richard Hall & Rebecca Schneid: New Yorkers Appear to Foil ICE Raid Before It Begins, Highlighting Challenges for Trump in Nation’s Immigrant Capital.
November 30. Arun Venugopal & Louis C. Hochman: After protesters block ICE in Chinatown, NYC immigrant advocates pledge more resistance.
December 3. John Stanton: New Orleans launches portal to report human rights abuses by Trump paramilitary units.
December 8. Emily Cataneo: ‘We’ll need to see a warrant’: the group teaching businesses a vital tool to fight ICE raids.
December 8. Bobby Allyn: ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and ‘unlawful threats.’
December 8. Holly Bartholomew: Hundreds of Washington County students stage walkout over ICE activity.
December 8. Rachel Handley: ‘Go somewhere else’: Manager locks Border Patrol out of Kenner store.
December 9. Hamilton Nolan: New Orleans Is Watching You, Fuckers. As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds.
December 9. Jon Collins: Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block.
December 11. Sanya Mansoor: They’re the Heat on ICE: Stopping federal agents on Canal Street was just the start: Inside a resistance movement.
December 12. Iris Kim: ‘There’s power in numbers’: New Yorkers are banding together to protect street vendors from ICE.
December 12. Hunter Walker: The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court.
December 15. Hunter Walker: Underground Legal Clinics Offer a Lifeline to Migrants Facing Mass Deportation.
December 15. Jonathan Bach: Portlanders demand return of ICE-tracking app outside downtown Apple store.
December 16. Hunter Walker: Secretive Rapid Response Networks Are Operating in Communities ‘Terrorized’ By ICE Raids.
December 16. Cole Sullivan: ‘ICE was here.’ Dallas church sends immigration message with Christmas nativity.
December 17. Victoria Bouloubasis: In Durham, North Carolina, neighbors are protecting neighbors from ICE: ‘We care for each other.’
December 17. Alex Cox: Louisiana volunteer group brings groceries to families fearing immigration crackdown.
December 18. Julia Carrie Wong: Ordinary Americans are fighting back against ICE: ‘We’re going to outlast them.’
December 20. Brittny Mejia and Clara Harter: Jury acquits L.A. man who towed immigration agent’s car during TikTok influencer’s arrest.
December 24. Olivia George: A Maryland parking lot becomes a hub of ICE resistance.
December 24. Alice Hutton: Boston taps into ‘spirit of rebellion’ as it resists ICE’s immigration crackdown.