The following section highlights instances where activists have achieved, at least in part, notable success in resisting the actions of ICE or providing meaningful support to immigrant communities.
Announcement from Bearing Witness, Feb. 21, 2026:
Ayotte: ICE to ditch plan for detention facility in Merrimack, NHPR Staff, GBH, 2/24/26
Avelo Airlines to end ICE deportation charters as it cuts commercial flights, jobs, Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 1/7/26
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/avelo-airlines-ice-deportation-flights-job-cuts.html
Burlington Votes Yes on Multifamily Housing and ICE Resolution, No on Conservation Bylaw Changes, Nicci Kadilak, Burlington Buzz, 10/7/25
As ICE ramps up activity in Mass., this group bears witness, Simón Rios, WBUR, 10/6/25
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/10/06/massachusetts-ice-monitors-luce-immigration
Local Suya Joint manager released after nearly 100 days in ICE custodyrotest, Sarah Betancourt, GBH, 9/26/25
ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest, Gino Fanelli, WXXI News, 9/9/25
Judge orders Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention site to close,Churchill Ndonwie, Miami Herald (TNS), Tribune News Service, 8/22/25
Columbia Heights protesters lash out against ICE, Federal crackdown,
wusa9.com, 8/20/25
https://www.wusa9.com/embeds/video/responsive/65-67fdfcdb-6676-4e21-901c-3306ad4144cf/iframe