Thousands to Protest US ICE Shootings Voter Suppression and Data Centers

Thousands of Americans are expected to protest across the United States on the weekend of 18-19 July 2026 over ICE violence, voter suppression and datacenter construction, The Guardian reported. More than 70 ICE Out rallies are set for 18 July as part of a National Day of Action demanding justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, two men fatally shot by ICE agents in the same week.

Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero’s death marked the 11th fatal shooting by federal immigration officials since the start of President Trump’s second term.

The anti-ICE actions include demonstrations and vigils sponsored by groups such as the Answer Coalition and 50501. Hunter Dunn, national press coordinator for 50501, said a lot of groups are signing on because they agree that ICE is terrorizing communities and that the agency must be abolished.

Paul Ramirez, a co-founder of the immigrant rights group Valley Defense, which is holding an ICE Out rally and vigil in North Hollywood, California, said people are tired of seeing this every single day but will continue fighting.

A coalition of voting rights groups has planned nearly 700 events across three days as part of the Good Trouble Lives On national weekend of action, which honors the legacy of the late congressman John Lewis. Last year’s event drew tens of thousands of people. The actions feature teach-ins, voter registration drives, community block parties and sermons.

Barbara Arnwine, president and founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition, one of the groups spearheading the campaign, said organizers want participants to become voting rights activists rather than just attend events. Daryl Jones, a lawyer with the Transformative Justice Coalition, said he expects at least 100,000 people to attend and hopes to engage a quarter of a million people through voter education and registration efforts.