Aurora, CO – On November 8, about 25 community members gathered for a picket line in front of the south gates of the Aurora GEO Detention Center. The picketers held signs demanding “Legalization for all,” and chanted “¡ICE escucha, estamos en la lucha!”

The message of the morning’s action was stopping “re-detainment” and re-arrest tactics employed by ICE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that evade detainees’ legal avenues to a writ of habeas corpus.

Chicago, IL – In the early morning on Thursday, November 12, students demonstrated outside of the UIC Dorin Forum in Chicago to demand that the University of Illinois (U of I) System Board of Trustees end policies restricting free speech, declare itself a sanctuary campus, and divest from Israel. The action was organized by Students for a Democratic Society at UIC (SDS) and allies.

Jacksonville, FL – On Monday, November 9, Jacksonville community members, alongside Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network (JPSN) and American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), mobilized to the Duval County Public Schools Board Meeting in condemnation of school board member Anthony Ricardo’s recent Islamophobic social media posts. They demanded Ricardo’s immediate resignation and an end to inflammatory hate speech targeting the Muslim community.

San José, CA – On November 7, around 100 protestors gathered at Mexican Heritage Plaza in San José to condemn the recent increase in ICE operations throughout the city. The Santa Clara Rapid Response Network has confirmed up to six operations so far in November, two of which occurred on the same day, as well as ICE presence at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Santa Clara County.

Los Angeles, CA – On November 7 hundreds of Chicanos gathered in Boyle Heights to celebrate Día de los Muertos, “Day of the Dead.”

Día de los Muertos is celebrated among Chicanos as a day to honor those who have passed away. The event was organized by Self Help Graphics. SHG organizes one of the oldest and most popular Día De Los Muertos celebrations which started in 1973, and they continue to do yearly celebrations on the East Side of Los Angeles. They have played an integral role in the revival of the Chicano holiday.

Santa Ana, CA – El 20 de octubre, residentes y activistas comunitarios de Santa Ana se manifestaron ante el concejo municipal para exigir el fin de los ataques contra chicanos e inmigrantes.

Esta reunión del concejo municipal se llevó a cabo después de dos incidentes graves en los que se vio involucrado el Departamento de Policía de Santa Ana (SAPD), que resultaron en varias protestas y muchos residentes de Santa Ana enojados.

Billings, MT – On Monday, October 26, members of the Billings Alliance for Immigrant Rights (BAIR) attended a city council meeting to oppose plans to apply for the “Justice Assistance Grant” (JAG). This grant from the Department of Justice would split $164,000 between the Billings Police Department (BPD) and the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), with most of the funding going to BPD, for things like ‘less lethal equipment and munitions’ and ‘ballistic protective equipment.’

Portland, OR – On November 1, almost 50 community members celebrated Dia de los Muertos with a march and vigil to honor the 64 people killed by ICE in 2026. The vigil was held in Ventura Park, which is on the same route where U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) pursued and shot Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras and Luis Niño-Moncada on January 8 of this year.

Los Ángeles, CA – La noche del lunes 26 de octubre, más de 30 chicanos marcharon hacia la estación del Departamento del Alguacil del Este de Los Ángeles para denunciar la colaboración entre ICE y los alguaciles del Este de Los Ángeles. En California y en el condado de Los Ángeles existen leyes y políticas que se supone limitan y prohíben la colaboración entre la policía local y los agentes federales de ICE.

Denver, CO – In the late morning of November 2, Denver Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) gathered in the Lawrence Street Plaza on the Auraria Campus for a celebration on Dia de los Muertos.

Members of Denver SDS set up an ofrenda with pictures of and offerings for people murdered by ICE. Around the ofrenda were at least a dozen pages of ICE victims’ names from 2003, the year the agency was established, until now.

Tampa, FL – On a Sunday evening, November 1, activists with the Tampa Immigrants’ Rights Committee held a Dia de los Muertos celebration to honor the people killed by ICE and commit to the fight for those currently in detention and living under ICE terror.

The event was attended by about a dozen people, as well as more who passed by and joined in. Organizers set up an ofrenda with the names of those ICE has killed, as well as chalkboards to allow for folks to write in the names of those they would like to honor, which included recently-passed Community Service Organization and United Farm Worker organizer Dolores Huerta.

Minneapolis, MN – Over 100 people gathered for a celebration of Día de los Muertos on Sunday, November 1. The event is hosted annually by El Colegio High School and Danza Ketzal Coatlicue and supported by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC).

This year the event included dance performances, a display of altars created by the hosting organizations and community members, and food. The main altar honored those who were killed at the hands of ICE since Trump started his second term. The altar had 108 candles, one for each person killed, each with their name and photograph.

Los Angeles, CA – On November 1, Centro CSO members handed out know your rights leaflets during a Dia De Los Muertos Cultural event at Belvedere Park Lake. There have been many ICE kidnappings at Belvedere Park Lake in the past couple months.

On the morning of November 1, an unmarked car with two ICE agents was forced to leave after being confronted by Chicanos who spotted the agents parked in the middle of an LA County public parking lot.

Detroit, MI – On October 28, 20 Wayne State University students and members of Students for a Democratic Society at Wayne State met for a study-in outside Wayne State Dean of Students David Strauss’s office to defend student visas and green cards in the wake of Wayne State's revocation of at least 12 students’ visas in spring 2025.

Los Angeles, CA – On the evening of Monday, October 26, over 30 Chicanos marched on the East Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department station to denounce the collaboration of ICE and East LA Sheriffs. In California and LA county there are laws and policies that are supposed to limit and ban the collaboration of local police and federal ICE agents.

In October alone, at least three people have been kidnapped by masked ICE agents just feet outside the East Los Angeles Sheriff's Department station at Belvedere Park Lake. There have also been videos circulated online that show masked ICE agents staging in a parking lot directly in front of the sheriff’s station.

Santa Ana, CA – On October 20, Santa Ana residents and community activists rallied at city council to demand an end to the attack against Chicanos and immigrants.

This city council meeting came after two major incidents involving the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD), resulting in several protests and a lot of angry Santa Ana residents.

Burien, WA — On the night of October 26, in the City Council room of the Burien Library in the metropolitan area of Seattle, grassroots organizers and community members celebrated the passage of Ordinance 911 by unanimous vote of the Burien City Council, implementing a 6-month moratorium on detention centers. This is recognized as the first step to buy time for the council to formulate and pass a permanent ban through the city land-use code.

By Montana Hirsch and Mikael Pensec

Minneapolis, MN – On October 24, more than 60 protesters lined Lake Street to demand an end to ICE and police terror. The protest was organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee and co-hosted by the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice to connect the violence inflicted on the community by both the police and ICE.

Dallas, TX – On October 14, organizers with the Dallas chapter of the National Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression (NAARPR Dallas) spoke at Dallas City Hall to call for the city council to move forward a resolution denouncing the crimes of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and demanding for an independent investigation into ICE violence.

Provo, UT – On October 23, FBI agent Mitchell Kutterer knocked on the door of Venna Burkhardt, a leader of the grassroots organization People of Provo Against ICE (PoPAI).

Burkhardt was not home at the time, but her roommate confirmed that she lived there. The FBI gave the roommate an information card with the name and number of the agent but was unsuccessful in getting the roommate to answer other questions. The agent was not let inside. Burkhardt stated of the encounter, “Where’s my freedom of speech?”