Protesters in Leavenworth join nationwide ‘ICE Out’ demonstration

While protests over the last year have included a number of grievances with the current administration, Sunday’s demonstration was focused on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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Local organizer Judy Derpack and husband Tom Derpack hold photos of Renee Good.

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The local protest aligned with a national mobilization called “ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action.”

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Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2026 3:43 pm

By TAYLOR CALDWELL
Ward Media Staff Reporter

LEAVENWORTH — Over 50 Leavenworth demonstrators gathered on Jan. 11 to protest the recent actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The protest was organized in alignment with the nationally coordinated the “ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action,” which was put together by a coalition of organizations: Indivisible, MoveOn Civic Action, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Voto Latino, United We Dream, 50501, the Disappeared in America Campaign of the Not Above the Law coalition, and other partner organizations.

Organizers said the mobilization was in response to the recent killing of Renee Good, who was shot by an ICE agent in Minnesota on Jan. 7, in addition to “the months-long pattern of unchecked violence and abuse in marginalized communities across America.” In Leavenworth, demonstrators held candles and photos of those recently killed by ICE agents.

Taylor Caldwell: 509-433-7276 or taylor@ward.media