More than 500 people gathered at a Pittsburgh church to learn how to respond to ICE activity
On a Tuesday night at Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, more than 500 people gathered to attend a training about how to respond to federal immigration enforcement.
Hosted by Frontline Dignity, the training taught participants about their rights and how to minimize escalation when dealing with law enforcement.
It particularly focused on rapid response, or coordinated civilian efforts to witness ICE activity and support those taken into custody, both of which are protected under the law. The event also opened with a moment of silence and time to meet new people.
Why is this good news?As ICE ramps up its activity in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, and as officers have been recorded engaging in potentially unlawful activity themselves, people are understandably confused about what their own legal rights are. These trainings are critical for people who want to support their vulnerable neighbors — and they are (and have been) happening all over the country.
A new law in New York gives stronger protections for sexual assault survivors.In addition to requiring law enforcement and hospitals to follow specific timelines for processing rape kits, the measure aims to reduce the chances the kits are mishandled or misplaced by establishing clear responsibilities for all parties involved.
Protests in the U.S. have risen by 133% since Trump’s first term
In 2025, there were more than 10,700 protests, a 133% increase from the 4,588 recorded in 2017, the first year of Trump’s first term. An overwhelming majority of counties in the U.S. — including 42% that voted for Trump — have had at least one protest since he was re-inaugurated last year.
Historically, major protests have been consolidated in major cities or single, massive events — but that’s not what’s happening now. Instead, there’s been “very diffused protest mobilization all around the country.”
And researchers are seeing the trend of broadly dispersed, nonviolent protests continue into 2026, as anti-ICE mobilizations continue in cities across the US.
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