Coordinated Protests Target ICE Across the U.S.

A collection of organizations identifying as socialists and communists staged synchronized protests throughout the country on Friday, focusing their ire on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). However, the anticipated nationwide shutdown of workplaces, schools, and shopping fell flat.

According to an ongoing investigation, some groups behind these protests have affiliations with nonprofits that receive funding from tech mogul Neville Roy Singham. Based in China, Singham is a supporter of Marxist principles and has leveraged his network to promote messages favorable to the Chinese Communist Party.

In Washington, D.C., Fox News Digital observed activists gathering at the Gallery Place Chinatown subway station. Around 2:49 p.m., a vehicle arrived at an alley near Walgreens, where members of the local Party for Socialism and Liberation carried out numerous vibrant yellow protest signs attached to wooden stakes.

The Party for Socialism and Liberation, which identifies as a Marxist organization, has been central to previous anti-police and anti-ICE rallies.

Protesters were seen distributing signs near a Planet Fitness next to the subway station. At exactly 3 p.m., signaling the official start time, one leader from the Party for Socialism and Liberation directed the crowd by saying, “To the street.”

Participants obediently followed, holding their new signs. These protests were touted as a “national shutdown,” urging “no work, no school, no shopping” in opposition to ICE activities across the nation. The promotional materials characterized federal immigration operations as “terrorism” and demanded an end to funding for ICE.

Among the signs, one proclaimed, “Stop ICE Terror Now,” with the Party for Socialism and Liberation prominently displayed beneath.

Besides the Party for Socialism and Liberation, other participating organizations included People’s Forum, Code Pink, and Breakthrough News, all interconnected with the funding from Singham. Notably, Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans is married to Singham.

Supporters from other socialist and communist groups included the American Revolutionary Communists, the Communist Party of America and its local branches, Socialists Without Borders, and several more aligned with various anti-capitalist initiatives.

Experts in propaganda argue that protests like these are a critical strategy for reshaping media narratives around a failing nation, appealing to America’s rivals, especially China.

While far-left groups led the demonstrations, various Democratic-aligned organizations also joined in. Notably, several chapters of Indivisible, a national activist network, endorsed the protests, having a history of contributing to Democratic campaign efforts.

Additionally, advocacy groups with connections to the Democratic Party have joined in, creating a blend of grassroots protest and partisan politics.

During the event, some demonstrators paused for selfies and filmed each other, only to be dispersed when police resumed control of the streets.

One protester was overheard asking, “Where do you want to go for a drink?”