Attorneys from different fields volunteered to represent people detained during an ICE enforcement surge. Working through legal networks, they filed petitions asking federal judges to review individual detentions and order release or bond hearings where warranted.
Civil Liberties & Human Dignity
Litigation/Court Challenge
Youth-organized off-campus rally sought to get more teens on the streets to voice their concerns about threats to democracy and civil liberties.
Civil Liberties & Human Dignity
Peaceful Protest/Demonstration
Faith leaders and community members completed a four-day, 90-mile walk from the Dilley immigration-detention facility to San Antonio. Organized by the Rev. Dianne Garcia of Roca de Refugio Church, the march called for the release of children and parents in federal immigration custody and an end to family detention.
Participants walked approximately 25 miles each day. On the final morning, they gathered for prayer and song near the memorial marking where 53 migrants died inside an overheated tractor-trailer in 2022. Additional supporters joined the march as it approached San Antonio.
Civil Liberties & Human Dignity
Coalition Building/Community Organizing
Peaceful Protest/Demonstration
A local group called Singing Resistance organized public singing in Minneapolis after the killing of Renée Good. An estimated 300 people joined an early neighborhood march, about 600 joined another gathering six days later, and about 1,400 gathered to sing at a church after Alex Pretti’s death by ICE. Participants learned songs together and sang to express dissent, grief, and solidarity with neighbors affected by the ICE surge.
Civil Liberties & Human Dignity
Protest Art
Residents across the Minneapolis-St Paul area held fundraisers, including comedy fundraisers, to help families affected by ICE activities pay for rent, food, and household supplies.
Civil Liberties & Human Dignity
Mutual Aid/Volunteer Services
Fundraising
More than 4,000 volunteers organized grocery assistance to a church congregation following a pastor’s request after he noticed large numbers of his congregation had stopped attending church services amid an enforcement surge by ICE. He noted that even U.S. citizens were afraid to leave home to avoid the risk of having their children stopped by ICE.
Civil Liberties & Human Dignity
Mutual Aid/Volunteer Services
Local businesses collected diapers and food, hosted donation drop-offs, and directed proceeds toward community aid in response to ICE activity.
Civil Liberties & Human Dignity
Mutual Aid/Volunteer Services
Fundraising
Volunteers worked with teachers to pack groceries, baby supplies, and toiletries for delivery to families staying home during the surge.
Civil Liberties & Human Dignity
Mutual Aid/Volunteer Services
A contingency of parents are now escorting not just their own children to kindergarten and elementary school, but also those of their immigrant neighbors and friends too afraid to leave the house due to ICE activity in their area.
Civil Liberties & Human Dignity
Mutual Aid/Volunteer Services
Several local restaurants donated food or proceeds, collected supplies, and offered activities for children staying home from school.
Civil Liberties & Human Dignity
Mutual Aid/Volunteer Services
Fundraising
Delaware residents sustained a peaceful campaign for months, demonstrated at Wilmington Airport, coordinated across organizations, and attended a public-authority meeting to raise concerns about deportation flights and public incentives.
Civil Liberties & Human Dignity
Coalition Building/Community Organizing
Peaceful Protest/Demonstration
