United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. Its stated mission is to conduct criminal investigations,
ICE agents on the roof of the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois watch over a protest against mass deportation during Operation Midway Blitz, September 2025.
ICE headquarters building in Washington, D.C., 2009
A protest against ICE in Philadelphia, June 2018
California National Guard with riot shields at June 2025 Los Angeles protests against ICE and mass deportation.
Abolish ICE
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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
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
…protests and criticism during the first and second presidencies of Donald Trump, particularly in 2018 and in 2025, with some activists calling for its abolition. Following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2025, ICE became the largest and most well-funded U.S. federal law enforcement agency. Its…
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.