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‘Good Trouble Lives On’ Mobilizes 1,600 Rallies Nationwide Against ICE Raids and Welfare Cuts

Protesters invoked John Lewis’s ethos on the fifth anniversary of his death to demand immigrant protections, Medicaid restoration, rollbacks of federal welfare cuts, an end to ICE workplace raids.

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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JULY 17: People take part in "Good Trouble Lives On" rally and march to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of former U.S. congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis and to denounce the Trump administration's immigrations polices in New York, U.S , on July, 17, 2025. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JULY 17: People take part in "Good Trouble Lives On" rally and march to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of former U.S. congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis and to denounce the Trump administration's immigrations polices in New York, U.S , on July, 17, 2025. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JULY 17: People take part in "Good Trouble Lives On" rally and march to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of former U.S. congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis and to denounce the Trump administration's immigrations polices in New York, U.S , on July, 17, 2025. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Overview

  • More than 1,600 “Good Trouble Lives On” protests took place on July 17 across all 50 states, uniting activists in a coordinated national day of action.
  • In Manhattan, demonstrators staged a sit-in outside ICE’s Federal Plaza that temporarily blocked traffic at a downtown intersection.
  • Hundreds marched in Los Angeles, Cleveland and Sacramento to call for immigrant protections and reversals of Trump administration welfare cuts.
  • After clashes in June, the National Guard personnel deployed during Los Angeles area protests were largely withdrawn this week.
  • Events were organized by coalitions of civil rights, labor and advocacy groups, including Mobilize the Vote, SEIU Local 2015 and Women’s March Cleveland.