Lincoln Southeast freshman Branson Hitchcock holds a sign on the corner of South 37th and Van Dorn streets during a student-led walkout Wednesday to protest federal immigration enforcement. “ICE is just doing really horrible things right now,” Hitchcock said. “Taking people out of their homes — I feel like we should stop it.”
Lincoln Southeast students Sefira Mills, left, a sophomore, and freshman Trinity Westbay stand on the sidewalk near the corner of South 37th and Van Dorn streets during a student-led walkout protest against ICE on Wednesday at Lincoln Southeast High School.
Demonstrators hold signs at 48th and O streets as cars pass by during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday. More than 100 gathered for the protest a day after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a 37-year-old Minnesota man.
A protester, who declined to give their name, holds a sign on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, during a rally against ICE on 48th and O streets in Lincoln. More than 100 gathered a day after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a 37-year-old Minnesota man.
Anne Lauver holds a sign on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, during a protest against ICE on 48th and O streets in Lincoln. “What’s going on [in the U.S.] is absolute chaos,” Lauver said. More than 100 gathered a day after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a 37-year-old Minnesota man.
Bev Wobig, left, holds carries a sign during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement Sunday at 48th and O streets. “What’s happening in this country is wrong —we can’t let it stand,” Wobig said.
Photos: Anti-ICE protesters brave chilly weather in Lincoln
Estimates of between 100 and 200 demonstrators braved temperatures in the low teens Sunday along O Street to protest ICE activities in Minneapolis. The protest, organized by Nebraska 50501, issued the call to action after a 37-year-old ICU nurse was shot and killed Saturday in Minneapolis. A similar protest was held Sunday in Omaha and across the U.S.
Demonstrators hold signs at 48th and O streets as cars pass by during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday. More than 100 gathered for the protest a day after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a 37-year-old Minnesota man.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
A protester, who declined to give their name, holds a sign on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, during a rally against ICE on 48th and O streets in Lincoln. More than 100 gathered a day after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a 37-year-old Minnesota man.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star
Anne Lauver holds a sign on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, during a protest against ICE on 48th and O streets in Lincoln. “What’s going on [in the U.S.] is absolute chaos,” Lauver said. More than 100 gathered a day after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a 37-year-old Minnesota man.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star
Bev Wobig, left, holds carries a sign during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement Sunday at 48th and O streets. “What’s happening in this country is wrong —we can’t let it stand,” Wobig said.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Jake Thiem holds an American flag on the corner of 48th and O streets Sunday during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Lincoln Southeast freshman Branson Hitchcock holds a sign on the corner of South 37th and Van Dorn streets during a student-led walkout Wednesday to protest federal immigration enforcement. “ICE is just doing really horrible things right now,” Hitchcock said. “Taking people out of their homes — I feel like we should stop it.”
Lincoln Southeast students Sefira Mills, left, a sophomore, and freshman Trinity Westbay stand on the sidewalk near the corner of South 37th and Van Dorn streets during a student-led walkout protest against ICE on Wednesday at Lincoln Southeast High School.
