The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Apr 8, 2026
Free Salah Sarsour: Take Action Now
American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Apr 7, 2026
ICE Arrests the Head of Wisconsin’s Largest Islamic Group
Jacey Fortin, New York Times, April 2, 2026
Hundreds Pack the Islamic Society of Milwaukee to Demand: ‘Free Palestinian Leader Salah Sarsour NOW!’
Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement (WiBOPM), April 2, 2026
Milwaukee Community Leader Abducted by ICE
American Muslims for Palestine, April 01, 2026
2026.04.04: Letters for Children in ICE Custody, Palestine, Iran, Iraq & Lebanon
Room of One’s Own Annex, 2713 Atwood Ave, Madison, 1-3 pm
Leqaa Kordia is FREE
MPower Action, Mar 16, 2026
Madison Weekly Vigil Against War
Thursdays, Williamson & Blair Streets, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
2026.05.01: General Strike: Ice Out of Madison
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2026.02.22: Freedom Rides
Building Unity for Nonviolent Action, Feb 22, 2026
2026.02.20-22: Call to Action Weekend
Building Unity for Nonviolent Action, Feb 20-22, 2026
26.02.15: Immigrant Solidarity Training by Voces de La Frontera
Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 Hwy M, Middleton, 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Call to Action Weekend!
February 20-22, 2026
URGENT: Tell Congress to demand Leqaa Kordia’s release from ICE detention
Adalah Justice Project, February 10, 2026
colleges & universities, Columbia, Congress, detainees, Donald Trump, free speech, healthcare, hospitals, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Indonesia, justice, Laila el-Haddad, land, law, Leqaa Kordia, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, media, New Jersey, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah
There Is No “After Gaza”
Sarah Aziza, The Nation, JAN 31, 2026
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2026.02.03: Healthcare Workers Unite: Justice for Alex Pretti
Capitol rotunda, 4:30-5:30 pm
Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission
Jonathan Klett, klettocracy, Jan 27, 2026
Milwaukee Police Chief Blasted For Israel Training Trip
Jeramey Jannene, Urban Milwaukee, Jan 23, 2026
Milwaukee police chief slammed for training trip to Israel
David Clarey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 23, 2026
American Cities Are Not Occupied Territory
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), January 14, 2026
Alex Pretti, American, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), arms, discrimination, Homeland Security (DHS), immigrants, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israeli, killing, law, Madison, Minneapolis, Minnesota, occupation, Palestinian, Rafah, Renee Good, solidarity, training, United States, video
2026.01.31: Organize to Keep ICE Out of Madison
Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St, 12-3 pm
2026.01.30: Madison Nurses Protest
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 9 am
2026.01.30: Nationwide Shutdown!
NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SHOPPING
2026.01.30: Nationwide Shutdown, Madison Rally
2 pm UW Library Mall, 2:45 pm March to Capitol, 3:30 pm Rally at Capitol
2026.01.27: No ICE on Campus Rally & Vigil
UW-Madison Library Mall, 5 pm
2026.01.26: Organizing Meeting for a Nationwide Strike
1104 Mound St, Madison, 7 pm
2026.01.25: Madison protest at Capitol follows another fatal ICE shooting
Ruthie Hauge, Cap Times, Jan 25, 2026
2026.01.25: Emergency Rally to Stop ICE
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 2 PM
2026.01.23: Minneapolis Solidarity Rally in Madison
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 5:30 pm
2026.01.20: Rally to Stop ICE Terror!
Forward Statue, Capitol @ State St, 6 pm
2026.01.09 Update: ICE OUT Solidarity Vigil & Action
Capitol at State Street, 5pm
American Friends Service Committee Newsletter
AFSC, December 8, 2025
aid, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Arab, arms, artist, Aya Ghanameh, banned books, BDS, Ben and Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, books, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, censorship, children, divest, Gaza, genocide, Hannah Moushabeck, Homeland, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Interlink Foundation, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, land, literature, Madison, Noura Erakat, olive trees, Palestine, Palestinian, poetry, Rafah, Rashida Tlaib, resources, schools, Sim Kern, solidarity, State Capitol, stories, sumud, take action, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), United Nations (UN), United States, war, world
2025.12.04: Book Circle – “Land of the Cranes” by Aida Salazar
Online, 6:00 pm social, 6:30 pm program
2025.10.18: Letter writer shows anti-Palestinian bias
Kathy Walsh, Nov 19, 2025
antisemitism, calendar, Cap Times, education, healthcare, hospitals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Israel, Kathy Walsh, law, legislature, Madison, MRSCP, No Kings, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Rafah, sister cities, war, Wisconsin2025.10.08: Hands Off Chicago Protest in Madison
Capitol Square at King St, 5:30 pm
2025.10.01: Support Immigrants & Oppose ICE at the Wisconsin Dairy Expo
Alliant Energy Center, Rimrock Rd and John Nolan, 4-5 pm
“Go Birds, F*** ICE and Free Palestine”
CARLY THOMAS, HOLYWOOD REPORTER, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025
2025.07.16-31: Code Pink Madison Brings Free Watermelon + Flyers!
Wednesdays at Madison Capitol Square, 16 N Carroll St. Thursdays at Willy and Blair Streets.…
Beaten to Death: Eyewitnesses Describe Brutal Killing of U.S. Citizen by Israeli Settlers in West Bank
DEMOCRACY NOW! JULY 15, 2025
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Trump’s Big Bill Is Building a Big Police State
Chris Lehmann, The Nation, Jul 02, 2025
Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention
SOPHIE BATES AND PHILIP MARCELO, AP, June 20, 2025
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Meta (Facebook, Instagram) is currently spying on people
Linux Is Best @Linux, Jun 6, 2025
2025.07.11-20: Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid
Donations still open!
aid, artist, auction, Barb Olson, calendar, Cassandra Dixon, civilians, donate, embroidery, encampments, Gaza War, Grassroots, healthcare, hospitals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Java Cat, land, Madison, media, Middle East, Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), MRSCP, olive oil, online, Palestinian, project, Rafah, shelters, sister cities, solidarity, starvation, war, water
Mennonite Action Madison Speaks Out Against Christian Nationalism And U.S. Policy In Palestine
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 23, 2025
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2025.06.10: 2025 Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid Donations
Donations open until Jun 10, 2025
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First they came for Mahmoud Khalil…
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action, Mar 11, 2025
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Zionist organizations are taking down names
The Intercept, Apr 14, 2025
Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In For Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested By ICE
Akela Lacy, The Intercept, April 14 2025
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Mahmoud Khalil’s free speech is a national security risk
Peter Suber, FediScience, Apr 12, 2025 & Associated Press
Immigrant with legal protected status deported by “oversight”
Letters from an American, Heather Cox Richardson, March 31, 2025
The Low-Hanging Fruit of Canceled Student Visas
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance, March 30, 2025
Amazon, arms, Badar Khan Suri, climate, colleges & universities, Columbia, deportation, doctors, Donald Trump, education, free speech, Gaza War, green cards, Homeland Security (DHS), immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel Lobby, justice, law, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, Marco Rubio, media, Minnesota, New York Times, police, protest, Rafah, Ramadan, Rumeysa Ozturk, Russia, schools, students, terrorism, Tufts, United States, video, visas, West BankRubio boasts of canceling more than 300 visas over pro-Palestine protests
Joseph Gedeon, The Guardian, 27 Mar 2025
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WATCH: Masked ICE Agents Arrest Tufts Graduate Student
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, MAR 26, 2025
“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil”
MEGHNAD BOSE, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 23, 2025
Georgetown Postdoc Detained by ICE as Crackdown on Campus Speech Widens
ARCHIT AND MURTAZA HUSSAIN, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 19, 2025
Trump’s Disappearing Of Mahmoud Khalil Should Be A Warning For Us All
THE BIG PICTURE AND TODD BEETON, MAR 13, 2025
Almost 100 arrested during protest occupying Trump Tower over Mahmoud Khalil
Martin Pengelly, The Guardian, 13 Mar 2025
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Congressional Letter to DHS on Mahmoud Khalil
14 Democratic House Members to Secretary Kristi Noem, Mar 11, 2025
Why we need a new free speech movement
ROBERT REICH, MAR 13, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil Speaks With Attorneys for First Time Since Detention
JASON PALADINO, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 13, 2025
What is happening to Mahmoud Khalil is chilling
CHRIS GEIDNER, LAW DORK, MAR 12, 2025
Marco Rubio Detained Mahmoud Khalil on ‘Foreign Policy Grounds’
PREM THAKKER AND PABLO MANRÍQUEZ, ZETEO, MAR 11, 2025
The backstory on the government’s abduction of a Palestinian protester
Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2025
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Mahmoud Khalil Was Detained by ICE Agent Honored by Trump
JASON PALADINO, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 10, 2025
Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about green card holders
REBECCA SANTANA, AP, March 10, 2025
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ADC Statement on the Detainment of Mahmoud Khalil
Mar 10, 2025
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2025.03.11: UW-Madison Protest for Mahmoud Khalil
UW-Madison Library Mall, 12 pm
DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Encampment
JANINE ALHADIDI AND MEGHNAD BOSE, DROP SITE NEWS, MAR 9, 2025
Extremist Zionist Organizations Threatening Community Members
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Jan 25, 2025
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Badger fans camp outside Kohl Center ahead of game This article is from February 4,…
Atlanta Cop City activists push to abolish GILEE program
Amid the Palestinian genocide activists spread awareness about Cop City and Israeli police training …
Anti-Defamation League (ADL), apartheid, Atlanta, bases, BBC, Black, civilians, Cop City, corporations, education, FBI, Hamas, Homeland Security (DHS), hostages, images, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), indigenous, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli, Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, labor, land, law, media, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, police, prison, prisoners, protest, resistance, resources, sanction, South Africa, students, terrorism, training, travel, war, water, world, ZionismRise of Israel’s far right puts focus back on the West Bank occupation
The Israeli-controlled checkpoint in Hebron (Bab al Zawiyah) divides Palestinians in their city. (Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR…
allies, Amazon, annexation, apartheid, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, checkpoints, film, Hebrew, Hebron, images, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Israeli, Issa Amro, Jewish, Judea, land, law, Middle East, military, occupation, Palestinian, peace, police, Samaria, settlers, Tel Aviv, terrorism, training, travel, two-state, video, war, West Bank, world, ZionismUnilever: Stop doing business in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
SumOfUs, Sep 29, 2022
2021.08.16: Webinar on Ben & Jerry’s recent decision
We’re delighted to invite you to a timely webinar on Monday, August 16th, at 4:00…
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MICHAEL ARRIA, Mondoweiss, JULY 19, 2021
antisemitism, apartheid, BDS, Ben and Jerry’s, Black, boycott, equality, human rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, Jewish, justice, land, law, media, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, peace, prison, Progressives, sanction, settlers, solidarity, terrorism, United States, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), violations, war, West Bank, worldWhat the Ben & Jerry’s Decision Reveals About Israel
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Trucks are parked at the Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream factory in the Be’er Tuvia Industrial…
Ben & Jerry’s: Stop supporting apartheid in Palestine
Ekō, June 28, 2021
Airbnb, Al Jazeera, apartheid, blockade, corporations, Gaza, human rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, La Crosse, land, Madison, media, Middle East, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, petition, Progressives, Rafah, solidarity, take action, terrorism, worldHe 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, Donald Trump, football, free speech, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Israel Lobby, justice, law, Lebanon, media, Palestinian, petition, refugees, religion, schools, students, United Nations (UN), United States, war, worldHarvard freshman denied entry at Logan Airport by immigration officials
Amazon, American, colleges & universities, Donald Trump, education, free speech, Homeland Security (DHS), immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel Lobby, land, law, Lebanon, media, Middle East, Palestinian, refugees, resources, schools, students, Tufts, United States, visas, warU.S.-Mexico Border: An Israeli Tech Laboratory
Brittany Dawson, PALESTINE SQUARE, December 6, 2018 When hundreds of Central American migrants arrived in…
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