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Feb 26, 2026

2026.02.22: Freedom Rides
Building Unity for Nonviolent Action, Feb 22, 2026
calendar, free speech, ICE, immigration, Madison, nonviolence, protest, solidarity
2026.02.20-22: Call to Action Weekend
Building Unity for Nonviolent Action, Feb 20-22, 2026
calendar, free speech, ICE, immigration, Madison, nonviolence, protest, solidarity
26.02.15: Immigrant Solidarity Training by Voces de La Frontera
Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 Hwy M, Middleton, 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
education, ICE, immigrants, Madison, refugees, solidarity, Voces de la Frontera
Call to Action Weekend!
February 20-22, 2026
free speech, ICE, immigration, Madison, nonviolence, protest, solidarity
URGENT: Tell Congress to demand Leqaa Kordia’s release from ICE detention
Adalah Justice Project, February 10, 2026
colleges & universities, Columbia, detainees, free speech, health, ICE, Leqaa Kordia, Palestinian, prisoners, protest, United States
2026.02.05: No Kings Eyes on ICE Training
Online, 7 PM CT
calendar, education, ICE, No Kings, online
There Is No “After Gaza”
Sarah Aziza, The Nation, JAN 31, 2026
annexation, arms, assassination, blockade, Board of Peace, censorship, civilians, cold, colleges & universities, colonialism, encampments, ethnic cleansing, Europe, free speech, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza War, genocide, Ghassan Kanafani, Global Sumud Flotilla, Hannibal Directive, hasbara, Hiba Abu Nada, hospitals, hostages, ICE, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jared Kushner, journalists, Mahmoud Khalil, Ms. Rachel, Nakba, October 7, Palestine, prisoners, propaganda, rain, Refaat Al-Areer, Rumeysa Ozturk, starvation, Trump, United Nations (UN), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United States, war crimes, West Bank, Zionism
2026.02.03: Healthcare Workers Unite: Justice for Alex Pretti
Capitol rotunda, 4:30-5:30 pm
Alex Pretti, calendar, ICE, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, nurses, State Capitol, vigil
Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission
Jonathan Klett, klettocracy, Jan 27, 2026
ICE, Israel, Milwaukee, police, terrorism, training
Milwaukee Police Chief Blasted For Israel Training Trip
Jeramey Jannene, Urban Milwaukee, Jan 23, 2026
ICE, Israel, Milwaukee, police, terrorism, training
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance: Serious concerns over Milwaukee police chief’s training trip to Israel
WisPolitics, January 26, 2026
ICE, Israel, Milwaukee, police, terrorism, training
Milwaukee police chief slammed for training trip to Israel
David Clarey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 23, 2026
ICE, Israel, Milwaukee, police, terrorism, training
American Cities Are Not Occupied Territory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), January 14, 2026
Alex Pretti, ICE, Israel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, murder, occupation, Renee Good, solidarity, training
2026.01.31: Organize to Keep ICE Out of Madison
Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St, 12-3 pm
Alex Pretti, calendar, ICE, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Renee Good, solidarity
2026.01.30: Madison Nurses Protest
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 9 am
Alex Pretti, calendar, ICE, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, nurses, Renee Good, solidarity, State Capitol
2026.01.30: Nationwide Shutdown!
NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SHOPPING
Alex Pretti, calendar, ICE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Renee Good, shutdown, solidarity, strike, United States
2026.01.30: Nationwide Shutdown, Madison Rally
2 pm UW Library Mall, 2:45 pm March to Capitol, 3:30 pm Rally at Capitol
Alex Pretti, calendar, ICE, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Renee Good, shutdown, solidarity, State Capitol, strike, UW-Madison
2026.01.28: Melt ICE Webinar, Part 1: Immigrant Detention 101
Online, 2-3:30 PM CT
calendar, detainees, education, ICE, immigration
2026.01.27: No ICE on Campus Rally & Vigil
UW-Madison Library Mall, 5 pm
Alex Pretti, calendar, ICE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, murder, protest, Renee Good, solidarity, Students for a Democratic Society, UW-Madison
2026.01.26: No Kings Eyes on ICE Training
Online, 7 PM CT
calendar, education, ICE, No Kings, online
2026.01.26: Organizing Meeting for a Nationwide Strike
1104 Mound St, Madison, 7 pm
Alex Pretti, calendar, ICE, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, murder, Renee Good, solidarity, strike
2026.01.25: Madison protest at Capitol follows another fatal ICE shooting
Ruthie Hauge, Cap Times, Jan 25, 2026
Alex Pretti, calendar, ICE, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, murder, protest, Renee Good, solidarity
2026.01.25: Emergency Rally to Stop ICE
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 2 PM
Alex Pretti, calendar, ICE, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, murder, protest, Renee Good, solidarity
2026.01.23: Minneapolis Solidarity Rally in Madison
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 5:30 pm
calendar, ICE, Madison, Minneapolis, protest, strike
2026.01.20: Rally to Stop ICE Terror!
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 6 pm
calendar, human rights, ICE, immigrants, Madison, protest
2026.01.09 Update: ICE OUT Solidarity Vigil & Action
Capitol at State Street, 5pm
calendar, human rights, ICE, immigrants, Madison
2025.12.04: Book Circle – “Land of the Cranes” by Aida Salazar
Online, 6:00 pm social, 6:30 pm program
calendar, ethnic cleansing, ICE, immigrants, online, racism, United States, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
2025.10.08: Hands Off Chicago Protest in Madison
Capitol Square at King St, 5:30 pm
calendar, Chicago, human rights, ICE, immigration, Madison, protest, refugees, solidarity
2025.10.01: Support Immigrants & Oppose ICE at the Wisconsin Dairy Expo
Alliant Energy Center, Rimrock Rd and John Nolan, 4-5 pm
calendar, farmers, ICE, immigrants, labor, Madison, protest, solidarity
“Go Birds, F*** ICE and Free Palestine”
CARLY THOMAS, HOLYWOOD REPORTER, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025
BDS, boycott, Emmys, Gaza War, ICE, Israel, Jewish, Jews, nationalism, Palestine
2025.08.21: ICE, Raids, Detentions & Deportations
Online, 7 PM CT
calendar, deportation, detainees, human rights, ICE, immigration, Know Your Rights, law, online, solidarity, United States
Trump’s Big Bill Is Building a Big Police State
Chris Lehmann, The Nation, Jul 02, 2025
human rights, ICE, immigration, Trump, United States
Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention
SOPHIE BATES AND PHILIP MARCELO, AP, June 20, 2025
detainees, ICE, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, protest, United States
Meta (Facebook, Instagram) is currently spying on people
Linux Is Best @Linux, Jun 6, 2025
Facebook, free speech, ICE, immigration, Instagram, Meta, privacy, Trump, United States
Judge Orders Release of Tufts Student Rümeysa Öztürk from ICE Detention
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, MAY 9, 2025
colleges & universities, free speech, Hamas, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Rumeysa Ozturk, students, Tufts, Turkey, United States
First they came for Mahmoud Khalil…
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Mar 11, 2025
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestine, Rubio, Rumeysa Ozturk, take action, United States
Trump told us the horrifying reason why Kilmar Abrego Garcia is not back in the U.S.
CHRIS GEIDNER, APR 14, 2025
Abrego Garcia, citizen, Constitution, Executive, foreign relations, ICE, immigration, Judiciary, president, United States
Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In For Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested By ICE
Akela Lacy, The Intercept, April 14 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestine, Rubio, United States
Mahmoud Khalil’s free speech is a national security risk
Peter Suber, FediScience, Apr 12, 2025 & Associated Press
Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, Rubio, United States
Immigrant with legal protected status deported by “oversight”
Letters from an American, Heather Cox Richardson, March 31, 2025
Abrego Garcia, ICE, immigration, United States
The Low-Hanging Fruit of Canceled Student Visas
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance, March 30, 2025
Badar Khan Suri, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, Rumeysa Ozturk, students, Trump, visas, West Bank
Rubio boasts of canceling more than 300 visas over pro-Palestine protests
Joseph Gedeon, The Guardian, 27 Mar 2025
colleges & universities, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel, Palestine, protest, Rumeysa Ozturk, students, visas
Thousands gather at Tufts to demand the release of Rumesya Ozturk
Boston PSL, Mar 26, 2025
colleges & universities, free speech, Hamas, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Rumeysa Ozturk, students, Tufts, Turkey, United States
WATCH: Masked ICE Agents Arrest Tufts Graduate Student
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, MAR 26, 2025
colleges & universities, free speech, Hamas, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Rumeysa Ozturk, students, Tufts, Turkey
“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil”
MEGHNAD BOSE, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 23, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, detainees, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, students, United States
Georgetown Postdoc Detained by ICE as Crackdown on Campus Speech Widens
ARCHIT AND MURTAZA HUSSAIN, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 19, 2025
Badar Khan Suri, colleges & universities, detainees, free speech, Georgetown, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel Lobby, visas
Trump’s Disappearing Of Mahmoud Khalil Should Be A Warning For Us All
THE BIG PICTURE AND TODD BEETON, MAR 13, 2025
antisemitism, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
Almost 100 arrested during protest occupying Trump Tower over Mahmoud Khalil
Martin Pengelly, The Guardian, 13 Mar 2025
antisemitism, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
Congressional Letter to DHS on Mahmoud Khalil
14 Democratic House Members to Secretary Kristi Noem, Mar 11, 2025
antisemitism, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
Why we need a new free speech movement
ROBERT REICH, MAR 13, 2025
antisemitism, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
Mahmoud Khalil Speaks With Attorneys for First Time Since Detention
JASON PALADINO, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 13, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
What is happening to Mahmoud Khalil is chilling
CHRIS GEIDNER, LAW DORK, MAR 12, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
Marco Rubio Detained Mahmoud Khalil on ‘Foreign Policy Grounds’
PREM THAKKER AND PABLO MANRÍQUEZ, ZETEO, MAR 11, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio, terrorism, Trump, United States
The backstory on the government’s abduction of a Palestinian protester
Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, terrorism, Trump, United States
The Trump Administration kidnapped Mahmoud Khalil
Rep. Mark Pocan, Mar 10, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, Mark Pocan, terrorism, Trump, United States
Mahmoud Khalil’s hearing is 11:30 Wed
Qasim Rashid, Mar 10, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, terrorism, Trump, United States
Mahmoud Khalil Was Detained by ICE Agent Honored by Trump
JASON PALADINO, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 10, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, terrorism, Trump, United States
Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about green card holders
REBECCA SANTANA, AP, March 10, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, immigration, Israel, Mahmoud Khalil, terrorism, Trump, United States
ADC Statement on the Detainment of Mahmoud Khalil
Mar 10, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, protest, Trump, United States
2025.03.11: UW-Madison Protest for Mahmoud Khalil
UW-Madison Library Mall, 12 pm
calendar, colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, protest, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Trump, United States, UW-Madison
DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Encampment
JANINE ALHADIDI AND MEGHNAD BOSE, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 9, 2025
colleges & universities, Columbia, free speech, Gaza War, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Israel, Israel Lobby, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, United States, West Bank
He got into Harvard. And now he finally got into the United States.
Ismail Ajjawi, a Harvard freshman who said he was was denied U.S. entry because of…
colleges & universities, free speech, ICE, immigration, Israel Lobby, Palestinian, refugees, United States
Harvard freshman denied entry at Logan Airport by immigration officials
colleges & universities, free speech, ICE, immigration, Israel Lobby, Palestinian, refugees, United States
Rules Prevent Scholar From Researching
Gil Halsted, Wisconsin Public Radio Monday May 10, 2004 (EAU CLAIRE) New Homeland Security rules…
Fulbright Scholar, Homeland Security (DHS), ICE, Palestinian, students, travel, visas