For over a year, we saw Trump and his underlings ignore the Constitution, bypass court orders, and trample over the rights of individuals. In perhaps the most dangerous action yet, they launched a rapidly escalating war with Iran, violating both the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution. We called on the Congress to do its job and reassert its rightful authority over the unchecked actions of this lawless regime.

America's detention system is big business, creating financial incentives that can conflict with justice. Citizens Bank is a major lender to private prison companies that ICE relies on heavily to operate detention facilities. Many of these facilities are overcrowded, understaffed, and unfit for human habitation. Detainees have become ill, died in custody, or been transferred without explanation to unknown locations. Oversight efforts by federal lawmakers have at times been denied or obstructed. Immigrants that have committed no crimes should not be sacrificed to a detention system that pays - with our tax dollars - for private profit, by the head. Indivisible Newark DE and Indivisible Highlands and Beyond joined together to co-organize our second protest against Citizens Bank. Volunteers showed up to tell Citizens, and anyone driving by: it is unacceptable to profit from the cruel, inhumane, and unjust treatment of human beings.

Indivisible Newark DE and Indivisible Highlands and Beyond co-organized a protest against Citizens Bank. When banks fund ICE detention, they are not neutral — they are complicit. Citizens Bank is a major lender to companies that build and operate ICE detention centers, profiting from a system that cages and abuses immigrants. We came together to demand accountability and to make it clear: our communities will not accept banks fueling ICE abuse.

Protest and Vigil in Memory of Alex Pretti, who was murdered by ICE in Minneapolis, and all the victims of ICE Violence. Indivisible Newark DE joined with communities across the country to voice our grief and outrage at the murder of Alex Pretti, a hero who was executed by masked ICE thugs as he was coming to the aid of a fellow ICE observer in Minneapolis. Around 700 people gathered in below-twenty-degree temperatures to raise their signs and voices in solidarity with Minnesotans and to express grief for all victims of ICE violence. The names of 39 victims were read, and a moment of silence was observed for each during the candlelight vigil. Alex was the second person to be killed in less than a month by the occupation forces in the Twin Cities. In both cases, the Trump regime responded by blocking investigations, libeling the victims, and claiming it can murder with impunity. We affirmed that we could not allow lawless secret police to continue terrorizing our communities.

January 11 was a National Day of Action to get “ICE Out for Good” in Memory of Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. Attendees bundled up and braved frigid temperatures to carry homemade signs and make their voices heard, alongside 1200 similar events nation-wide. Joined by Governor Matt Myers and State Rep. Mara Gorman, the message of the day was clear: we do not want ICE in our neighborhoods terrorizing working families and threatening the lives of our neighbors! Turnout was estimated at upwards of 750 protesters.