Houston will join the nationwide "ICE Out" protests this weekend, with local groups organizing demonstrations to raise awareness about immigration enforcement practices. According to Click2Houston, protests are planned on Friday outside the CoreCivic ICE Detention Facility and on Sunday at Ervan Chew Park.
Protests have been sparked in part by the recent fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis, leading communities to grieve and call for change. This weekend, organizers are pushing for a "national shutdown," urging citizens to boycott work, school, and shopping, with Houston students planning a walkout at Conroe High School at 1:05 p.m. on Friday.
The movement aims to draw attention to violence and mistreatment by ICE, with the website nationalshutdown.org stating, "The people of the Twin Cities have shown the way for the whole country — to stop ICE’s reign of terror, we need to SHUT IT DOWN." On Saturday, "ICE Out of Everywhere" protests are planned to pressure the government to reconsider immigration enforcement, while demonstrators are advised to stay safe as they make their voices heard, as detailed by Houston Chronicle.
