Students from UW-Madison filled Library Mall to protest ICE activity across the country and show solidarity with Minneapolis residents on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 in Madison, Wis. The protest, organized by Students for a Democratic Society Madison, intended to "show the campus, the city, the state, and the Trump administration the students will not allow this to continue unobstructed," according to the organization's social media.Â
A UW-Madison students yells as a speaker talks about shutting down ICE operations in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Library Mall in Madison, Wis.
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UW-Madison students hold a sign protesting against ICE activity across the country on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Library Mall in Madison, Wis.
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UW-Madison students protest against ICE activity across the country on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Library Mall in Madison, Wis.
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UW-Madison students protest chant during a protest against ICE activity across the country on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Library Mall in Madison, Wis.
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UW-Madison students take a moment of silence to remember the lives lost due to ICE actions across the country on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Library Mall in Madison, Wis.
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UW-Madison students chant during a protest against ICE activity across the country on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Library Mall in Madison, Wis.
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UW-Madison students chant during a protest against ICE activity across the country on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Library Mall in Madison, Wis.
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UW-Madison students protest against ICE activity across the country on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Library Mall in Madison, Wis.
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UW-Madison students protest chant during a protest against ICE activity across the country on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Library Mall in Madison, Wis.
The protest is one of dozens planned across the country as part of a push to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities, after ICE killed two people in Minneapolis.
