Groups Call to Defund ICE on May Day

Hudson Mohawk Magazine · Apr 28, 2026 · 11m

While May Day has traditionally been about worker rights, in recent years, immigrant rights have become a major focus. This year groups across the country will join to demand an end to ICE funding, the closure of detention centers, and a pathway to citizenship for all. We hear from a press conference by the Fair Immigration Reform Movement or FIRM. Speakers are Murad Awawdeh, of the New York Immigrant Coalition, Adriana Rivera of the Florida Immigrant Coalition; Angelica Salas of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights; and, Lawrence Benito, of The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and…