Demonstrators gather for ICE, No Kings protest in Foley

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Jan 12, 2026
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Grant McLaughlin/ Lagniappe staff

More than 170 people gathered at Heritage Park Sunday afternoon to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Trump administration on Sunday in Foley.

The protest, held in response to recent ICE activity, the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the death of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent earlier this month in Minneapolis, brought protestors from both Mobile and Baldwin counties.

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Foley protestors Jan. 2026 — Demonstrators line up and hold up signs during an ICE protest in Foley at Heritage Park on Jan. 11, 2026.
Grant McLaughlin/ Lagniappe staff

Demonstrators line up and hold up signs during an ICE protest in Foley at Heritage Park on Jan. 11, 2026.
Grant McLaughlin/ Lagniappe staff

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Tony Co Jan 12, 2026 7:10pm

Snow birds and dorks. Nothing to see here.

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Rob Lowry Jan 13, 2026 7:03am

The disproportionate amount of attention these people get is staggering, but their empty-headed comments are so laughable that I find them to be quite entertaining.

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Clay Davidson Jan 13, 2026 4:27pm

How true. And I doubt 1 in 10 has any real idea of why they are protesting. Just doing as they are told.

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Patrick Logan Jul 1, 2026 2:06pm

Two murdered Americans are not good enough to protest? You don't need to be told anything when you saw the murders many times.

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Patrick Logan Jul 1, 2026 2:07pm

Were you entertained when ICE murdered 2 Americans in Minnesota?

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