Immigrant Rights News

On January 30, students and workers across the Bay Area walked out in solidarity with the national day of action to say ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE! Leon Kunstenaar reports, "The messages went out 'Fuera ICE, ICE Out. Shut Everything Down!', 'No Work!' "Cities throughout the nation responded and San Francisco was no exception. Seventy five percent of students in the city's high schools went out. "A student carried a sign that read 'We are skipping our lessons to teach YOU one.'"

With the expiration of Temporary Protection Status granted to 350,000 Haitians set to expire on February 3rd, a hearing was held on February 2, in US District Court in Washington, DC to halt an action by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to end the program. During the Washington court proceeding, human rights advocates in San Francisco rallied outside the US Immigration Court to denounce the administration’s enforcement agenda and demand sweeping policy changes.

On January 30 students and workers across the Bay Area walked out and met at Dolores Park in San Francisco and Fruitvale Plaza in Oakland. Arab Resource and Organizing Center wrote, "We support the call from Minnesota-based Somali and other student organizations [...] join the national day of action to say ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE! Now is the decisive moment. The Minnesota General Strike has opened a historic opening."

On Sunday, February 8, a protest against ICE is planned near Levi Stadium in Santa Clara. Community Service Organization San José demands, "ICE Out of the Superbowl and End the Deportations!" On February 5, as part of the ramp up to the Super Bowl, a protest against Palantir will be held in Palo Alto. Organizers say, "Let's pressure them to end their complicity." On February 6, protesters will converge at the ICE office in Morgan Hill.

A revolutionary student writes, "On January 20th students across Nevada County walked out to protest the fascist federal government, and its supporters in the school board. Building on the walkouts from last year, students self organized walkouts from at least six schools in Nevada County, convening in downtown Grass Valley. Despite attempts by liberal elements to co-opt the movement, the students stood fast in their revolutionary intent."

On January 7, 2026, Renée Good, a 37-year-old American citizen, was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross. In response, more than 1,000 events were planned across the US as part of an ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action. On January 10, just after sunset, a crowd of 80-100 people rallied at the Lake Merritt Amphitheater in Oakland before setting out on a march.

The fascist military occupation of the Twin Cities, and communities throughout Minnesota, was opposed with a general strike on January 23 endorsed by a large and diverse coalition of organizations, including the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. Rallies in solidarity with the general strike in Minneapolis were organized in various cities, including San Francisco, Oakland, Palo Alto, Los Angeles and New York.