ICE detention center expansion sparks national protest
By Josephine Walker
Published on April 24, 2026.
The push to block ICE's plans to expand detention centers is leading to a coordinated national day of protests. The Disappeared in America campaign, led by Nanci Palacios, has called for the administration to cancel warehouse detention plans and for communities to reject any public funding, approvals, or local resources for expanding detention facilities. They also want transparency and community consent before any detention-related plans proceed. Over 150 events are planned for Saturday in at least 33 states. The protests were partially spurred by two on-camera deaths in Minneapolis earlier this year, which advocates argue have worsened amid President Trump's immigration crackdown.
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