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By la Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

Trump está respondiendo a la ola de luchas contra las deportaciones masivas en Minnesota amenazando con invocar la Ley de Insurrección. Si lo hace, será un caso de levantar una piedra solo para dejarla caer sobre sus propios pies.

En diciembre, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional anunció que las Ciudades Gemelas serían el foco de la “Operación Metro Surge,” junto con la declaración de que sería la mayor acción anti-immigrante en la historia de EE.UU.

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Protest against U.S. attacks on Venezuela.

Greenfield, MA – On Saturday, January 17, a crowd of 75 residents of Western Massachusetts braved the cold and wintery conditions to attend a rally in Greenfield, Massachusetts demanding an end to U.S. attacks on Venezuela and freedom for President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.

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By Gio Araujo

Chicago students protest against ICE.

Chicago, IL – On January 13, over 40 students rallied on the University of Illinois Chicago campus in response to ICE’s murder of Renee Nicole Good, and to demand justice for all victims of ICE terror. Students responded to the national week of action by the National Students for a Democratic Society.

We’re ready to fight back

Gio Araujo, from New SDS at UIC, spoke on the importance of taking the lessons of 2025 into the new year. “We’re not going in blind, we’ve experienced a 2025 of ICE terror in our communities and have learned the tactics and strategies.”

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By Owen Frassetto

Grand Valley State University report back from Venezuela solidarity delegation.

Allendale, MI – FRSO organizer Jessica Plichta was invited by Grand Valley State University students to report back from her recent trip to Venezuela on Wednesday, January 14. The reportback event was hosted by the GVSU Progressive Student Union and the Grand Rapids district of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and was held at the Allendale campus of GVSU.

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By staff

NYC report back from a recent delegation to Venezuela.

Brooklyn, NY – There was a full house in the community room of the Macon Library in the heart of Brooklyn January 17, for a reportback from Venezuela. For their monthly general member’s meeting, the NYC district of Freedom Road Socialist Organization hosted two organizers who visited Venezuela in December 2025.

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By African-American Commission of FRSO

The African-American Commission of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization unequivocally condemns the brutal shooting and killing of unarmed community observer Renee Good on January 7 in Minneapolis by Trump‘s ICE terror agents. This murder happened only a few blocks from where George Floyd was killed in 2020.

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By la Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

Condenamos el brutal asesinato de Renee Nicole Good, una observadora comunitaria de 37 años asesinada a tiros por el agente de ICE Jonathan Ross en Minneapolis el 7 de enero de 2026. Todos vimos la evidencia en video que muestran a agentes de ICE rodeando su vehículo y abriendo fuego. Fue una ejecución a plena luz del día.

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

Trump is responding to Minnesota’s wave of struggle against mass deportations by threating to invoke the Insurrection Act. If he does so, it will be a case of lifting a rock only to drop it on one’s own feet.

In December the Department of Homeland Security announced the Twin Cities would be the focus of “Operation Metro Surge,” accompanied by the claim it would be the largest anti-immigrant action in U.S. history.

The response was mass protests and confrontations with ICE agents on the ground. On January 7 Renee Good was murdered by ICE and the result was a storm of struggle, including a 100,000-person march in Minneapolis and demonstrations all over the U.S.

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

The U.S. is sending signals that military action against Iran is imminent. Troops have been partially evacuated from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, indicating preparations for an escalation. Iran has been clear that it will respond to attacks in kind. This is the latest bad chapter in a campaign of assassinations, sanctions, threats and aggression spanning decades—all aimed at crushing Iran’s sovereignty and pulling apart its role in the resistance to U.S. empire in the region.

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By staff

Northampton, Massachusetts protest demands ICE out, justice for Renee Good.

Northampton, MA – On Sunday, January 11, the River Valley chapter of FRSO co-sponsored a rally with local activist groups demanding an end to both ICE funding and presence in their communities.

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By Carlos Barreto

Protest in Orlando, Florida against the U.S. attacks on Venezuela.

Orlando, FL — More than 20 protesters rallied at the George C. Young Federal Courthouse on January 9 to condemn the violent U.S. military actions against Venezuela that caused 100 civilian casualties, as well as the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.

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Atlanta protest against U.S. attacks on Venezuela.

Atlanta, GA – Dozens of community members, activists, and trade unionists rallied January 11 outside the Georgia State Capitol to demand no U.S. war on Venezuela and that President Nicolás Maduro be freed immediately.

The rally was called by the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Atlanta Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and Diaspora Pa’lante Collective.

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Protestors march down Martinique Avenue, a street targeted by Greg Bovino, to show support for immigrants and demand justice for Renee Good.

Kenner, LA – On Saturday, January 10, about 150 protesters gathered in North Kenner Recreational Park to oppose ICE’s presence in their communities and to demand the local police end their collaboration with ICE. This protest was also to demand justice for Renee Nicole Good who was killed by ICE justthree3 days before. The protest also demanded justice for Keith Porter and Silverio Gonzalez, who were murdered by ICE agents.

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Salt Lake City activists demand "Free Maduro."

Salt Lake City, UT – On January 11, Utah community members and activists gathered to write letters of support and encouragement to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Kidnapped by U.S. forces on January 3, the Venezuelan leader and First Lady Cilia Flores are currently held in a New York federal jail as political prisoners. The event also served as a planning and educational meeting for future organizing in Salt Lake City against war and Trump’s agenda.

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Dallas protest against U.S. attacks on Venezuela.

Dallas, TX – Dallas activists gathered on a chilly night in downtown Dallas, January 10, to demand freedom for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and condemn the war launched by the U.S.

Groups set up tables to share literature, resources and to connect individuals with organizations. At the demonstration’s peak, around 200 people came out to make noise and demand no war on Venezuela.

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By Freedom Road Socialist Organization

We condemn the brutal killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old community observer gunned down by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. We all saw video evidence that shows ICE officers surrounding her vehicle and opening fire. It was an execution in broad daylight.

We understand this killing in the context of the Trump administration’s escalating campaign of terror against immigrants. It has been months of mass deportations, family separations, detention camps, and open violence. Trump has deployed ICE to enforce a racist anti-immigrant agenda targeting Chicanos, Mexicanos, Central Americans, Somalis, and others. People standing in solidarity with immigrants, like Renee Nicole Good, acting as a community observer, are apparently targets too. The death toll is mounting. And the very next day, Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras were shot and hospitalized by ICE in Portland.

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Austin, Texas protest against the ICE murder of Renee Good.

Austin, TX – On Friday, January 9, around 150 people rallied in front of the gates of the Texas Capitol building in protest of the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis two days earlier.

The Austin Immigrant Rights Action Committee and Austin Students for a Democratic Society called the action. 

Jesse Valdelamar from the Austin Immigrant Rights Action Committee kicked off the action with a series of chants including, “No cages! No cages! No raids! No raids!”

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By la Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad

La Organización Socialista Camino de Libertad condena el ataque militar estadounidense desvergonzado e ilegal contra Venezuela y el secuestro del Presidente Maduro. Esto es un acto de guerra bajo el ridículo pretexto de “luchar contra el narcotráfico.” Una mirada a los “amigos de los EE.UU.” en la región, y sus actividades, demuestra que esto no tiene nada que ver con las drogas. Se trata del petróleo. Y se trata de someter al gobierno de Maduro y al pueblo de Venezuela para satisfacer la avaricia insaciable de Trump y su pandilla de patrocinadores de Wall Street.

En la madrugada del 3 de enero de 2026, explosiones iluminaron los cielos sobre Caracas al menos siete veces. Las fuerzas estadounidenses lanzaron un ataque coordinado contra sitios civiles y militares en toda Venezuela, incluyendo Miranda, Aragua, y La Guairá. El presidente Nicolás Maduro y la primera dama Cilia Flores fueron secuestrados por las fuerzas militares estadounidenses. La vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez ha exigido prueba de vida. Trump rápidamente se atribuyó el crédito en las redes sociales, enorgulleciéndose de la captura y del “ataque exitoso.” Es pura criminalidad vestida de militar.

Capturar al presidente de otro país es escandaloso. Es el mismo plan que utilizaron con el fallido golpe de Estado de 2002 contra el presidente Hugo Chávez. Pero no se equivoquen: la Revolución Bolivariana no va a caer con este ataque. El eje central no es una sola persona. Hay un movimiento entero con raíces profundas en las comunidades y entre los trabajadores, capas sólidas de liderazgo e instituciones bien construidas. La vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez y las otras figuras claves en la cadena de mando constitucional se mantienen listos, codo con codo junto a un PSUV unido (Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela) y millones de venezolanos conscientes y organizados. La lucha continúa, y movilizaciones masivas en el momento son vitales para mantener a la oposición respaldada por Estados Unidos escondida en sus madrigueras. Las movilizaciones aquí en casa contra la agenda de Trump y la guerra de EE.UU. ahora también deben aparecer en gran número.

Durante más de 25 años, el imperialismo estadounidense ha mantenido una campaña implacable de sanciones económicas y sabotajes, mentiras difamatorias en los medios y ahora actos abiertos de guerra. Cada táctica ha fracasado hasta ahora porque la Revolución Bolivariana está arraigada en la voluntad del pueblo venezolano, y el pueblo se niega a arrodillarse.

El gobierno venezolano ha declarado que esto es una agresión militar ilegal, como las que llevaron a cabo Gran Bretaña, los Países Bajos y otras potencias hace 100 años. Evocó al presidente Cipriano Castro, quien en 1902 declaró: “La planta insolente del extranjero ha profanado el suelo sagrado de la patria.” Y, con el espíritu de Bolívar, también hace un llamamiento acertado: “¡Pueblo a la calle!”

¡Pueblo a la calle!

Repetimos ese llamamiento aquí en Estados Unidos, el pueblo debe levantarse y manifestarse para exigir el cese inmediato de todas las operaciones militares estadounidenses en Venezuela. Rechazamos las mentiras de Trump, rechazamos el cambio de régimen y rechazamos la guerra por el petróleo.

El gran revolucionario Hugo Chávez nos enseñó: “Ante cualquier circunstancia o nueva dificultad, del tamaño que fueren, la respuesta de todos y todas los patriotas…es unidad, lucha, batalla y victoria.”

Esta es la batalla por el futuro de Venezuela, y la batalla por el nuestro. ¿Le pertenece el mundo al pueblo o al imperio estadounidense, que saquea, expolia y cruza cada línea roja? La respuesta no se encuentra en las salas de juntas de Wall Street ni en la Casa Blanca en Washington D.C., está en las calles de Caracas, Chicago y en todos los lugares donde la gente dice: ¡NO A LAS GUERRAS DE ESTADOS UNIDOS!

¡No a la guerra de EE.UU. contra Venezuela!

¡Liberen al presidente Maduro!

¡Victoria a la Revolución Bolivariana!

#AntiWarMovement #Venezuela #FRSO #statement #MovimientoAntiGuerra #Venezuela #OSCL #declaración

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Protest in Tampa, Florida after ICE shooting in Portland.

Tampa, FL – On Friday afternoon, January 9, the Tampa Immigrants’ Rights Committee held a second emergency rally in front of Tampa City Hall in as many days to protest yet another ICE shooting, this time in Portland, Oregon. About 30 people attended the event.

Two Venezuelan immigrants, Luis David Nino-Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras, were shot and injured when a Customs and Border Patrol agent fired into the car during a traffic stop. The activists demanded justice for those murdered by ICE and federal agents, as well as getting ICE out of their community.

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By Owen Frassetto

Grand Rapids, Michigan protest against the ICE murder of Renee Good.

Grand Rapids, MI – 200 community members rallied in Calder Plaza on the evening of Thursday, January 8 to demand justice for Renee Good, a woman who was observing ICE agents in Minneapolis on Wednesday and was murdered by ICE officer Jonathan Ross.

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