Abolish ICE is a political movement seeking the abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The movement gained mainstream traction in June 2018 after the controversy of the Trum
Americans hold a banner reading "Abolish ICE" at a protest in San Francisco denouncing the Trump administration's zero tolerance and family separation policies on June 19, 2018.
"Abolish ICE" with a stylized melting ice cube at a protest against the Killing of Renée Good in Eugene, Oregon, on January 10, 2026
Protestors outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, 27 July 2020
Protestors in Minneapolis call for the abolition of ICE on June 30, 2018.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, is an American politician and activist who has served since 2019 as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district. She is a member of
Abolish ICE
…of the family separation controversy, protestors approached Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen at a restaurant, chanting "Abolish ICE". Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a democratic socialist and Democratic primary challenger to Representative Joseph Crowley, made abolishing ICE one of her top campaign issues. In the…
Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders in December 2018
AOC at a Bernie Sanders rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, 2019
Ocasio-Cortez on the Fighting Oligarchy Tour in Los Angeles, California