NORTHERN ARIZONA — Anti-ICE organizers have announced a series of protests and actions in response to the shooting death of a Minneapolis, Minn. man on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal law enforcement agencies.
Protests will be held at:
- 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 at the corner of Gurley & Montezuma St., Prescott. The protest is being coordinated by Prescott Indivisible. Contact info@prescottindivisible.org for more information. “Our community refuses to look away from the harm ICE inflicts on families, neighbors, and people seeking safety. We’re showing up again to keep the pressure on, to stand with immigrant communities, and to demand a future rooted in dignity, fairness, and human rights,” Prescott Indivisible reported in a media release. Click here for more information.
- 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 at Arizona 89A and Arizona 260, Cottonwood. The protest is being coordinated by Cottonwood Indivisible. “The violence and killings by ICE in Minneapolis continues, and WE CANNOT STAND FOR THIS! ICE OUT! We will gather PEACEFULLY in Cottonwood and let the Verde Valley know that we are outraged at this regime and and we demand immediate change. Bring your own signs, voices, and friends,” Cottonwood Indivisible reported in a media release. Click here for more information.
Indivisible Northern Arizona also announced that U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) have both agreed to vote against any funding for the Department of Homeland Security in an appropriations bill.
“Yeah, I am not voting to give whatever ICE has become more tax payer money,” Gallego stated on his Facebook page. “It’s no long an immigration enforcement arm of the US government.”
“We are better than this. We can enforce our laws without this chaos and federal agents killing people in the streets,” Kelly stated on his Facebook page. “I’m going to do everything I can to stop Trump’s deployment of federal law enforcement against American cities. That starts with voting no on DHS’s budget this week.”
Indivisible Northern Arizona applauded the action.
“Both AZ Senators have committed to voting against the appropriations bill. No funding for ICE. Thank you to all who pressured them! Please call to thank them – they need to hear when they’ve done the right thing,” Indivisible Northern Arizona stated on its Facebook page.
They join a growing number of Democrats who are refusing to vote for DHS funding unless stricter guidelines are imposed on ICE and other agencies. Republicans need at least 10 Democrats to vote for DHS funding by Jan. 30, 2026. If not approved, the inaction could result in a partial government shutdown. U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer announced on Jan. 24 that his party would block DHS funding.