Hundreds of protesters marched through Raleigh and downtown Durham on Friday as part of a “national shutdown” movement taking place across the U.S. to oppose the federal immigration crackdown.
The demonstrations, which took place in the early afternoon, were among more than a dozen across the state, including protests against ICE and Border Patrol in Charlotte, Asheville, Winston-Salem and elsewhere. They accompanied a nationwide push to boycott economic activity in solidarity with Minnesota, with protest groups calling for “no work, no school, no shopping” on Jan. 30.
Protesters held signs calling for justice for Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two Minneapolis activists who were fatally shot at protests against the immigration campaign earlier this month. Most focused on immigration issues and the clashes with immigration authorities while others carried calls to action on issues like the U.S. strike on Venezuela, the release of the Epstein files and the War in Gaza.
N.C. State students gathered at the base of the Memorial Belltower for a Jan. 30, 2026 protest hold signs condemning ICE. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)About 200 assembled at the base of N.C. State’s Memorial Belltower at noon, many of them college students who walked out of their classes in solidarity with the protests in Minnesota. Demonstrators held up a banner reading, “From Raleigh to Minneapolis, stop ICE terror.”
Isabella Moreno, a sophomore at N.C. State, said she learned about the demonstration from her pastor. She said she showed up to protest in part because she worries her Colombian family members could be targeted in the crackdown.
“I just hate to see all the hate about it and the violence,” Moreno said. “A lot of people try to use God to justify it, but I feel like that is the complete opposite of what we’re supposed to do. Like, the most basic rule is to love thy neighbor.”
Others learned about the protests through flyers papering campus as well as downtown Raleigh and Durham calling on residents to “stand with Minnesota” and “shut it down.”
After speakers urged a general strike with a goal of grinding the economy to a halt, the demonstrators marched along Hillsborough Street and through campus, chanting slogans like, “For every one that you detain, a hundred rise and break the chain.”
Protesters stand beside the Durham Bull statue holding signs condemning ICE on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)Protesters at the Durham demonstration on Jan. 30, 2026 ranged from high schoolers to retirees. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)N.C. State students walked out of their classes at noon on Jan. 30, 2026 in solidarity with the Minnesota protests. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)N.C. State protesters hold up signs expressing support for immigrants and calling for justice for Renee Good at a Jan. 30, 2026 rally. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)At 1 p.m., several hundred filled CCB Plaza in Durham for a protest that drew demonstrators of all ages, from Northern High School students who walked out of class to retirees who have attended dozens of protests over the years.
The federal immigration crackdown hits close to home for Juan Coronell, a Durham resident originally from Los Angeles who said he joined the protest on a break from work.
His mother, who still lives in California, was left shaken after ICE agents stationed themselves outside the Food 4 Less where she was shopping and asked customers for IDs. “She’s diabetic, all this stuff, so if ICE were to pick [her] up, I would freak out.”
Protesters gathered in Durham’s CCB Plaza listen to a student from Northern High School call for resistance against federal immigration enforcement at a protest on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)“I grew up thinking this is the land for liberty and justice for all,” Coronell said. “There’s no due process anymore.”
TaShira Smith, a leader with the Union of Southern Service Workers who spoke at the protest, said “we’re being divided” by political struggles across the country.
“As a Black community, we’ve got to realize that they don’t care what color you are. They’re snatching everybody,” Smith said. “It’s not about immigration, it’s about how much money they can make by locking us up.”
After the speeches concluded, the demonstrators marched down Chapel Hill Street chanting for the abolition of ICE.
Darlene Rowe, a Durham resident who said she’s been attending protests for about 50 years, held an “Abolish ICE” sign at the demonstration. She said she was “sickened” by the shootings in Minneapolis.
“I’m horrified by the fascist takeover of this government,” Rowe said. “I’m just so impressed by the people of Minneapolis. I love them. I want to send them all my love.”
The protests in Durham and Raleigh were organized by a network of left-wing advocacy groups, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the 50501 Movement, the Palestinian Youth Movement, and several student groups. The NC Poor People’s Campaign also co-organized protests around the state.
Hence then, the article about hundreds take to the streets of raleigh and durham to demand ice out was published today ( ) and is available on NC news line ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Hundreds take to the streets of Raleigh and Durham to demand ‘ICE out’ )
Also on site :