CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Immigrant advocates gathered for the first time since a towering fence was erected outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cedar Rapids. An estimated 200 people joined together early on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in support of immigrants who attend check-ins at the building the Department of Homeland […]
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Towering fence nearing completion will a...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Advocates say a fence under construction that will block views of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cedar Rapids will impede efforts to offer support to immigrants. The fence, at the building the Department of Homeland Security leases at 3351 Square D Drive SW, was nearing completion as of […]
Historic Preservation Commission respond...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Immigrant advocates made a last-ditch plea to a city commission to prevent a tall fence from being constructed outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cedar Rapids. Though smaller in numbers than a previous effort last month, members of the public spoke out at the Cedar Rapids Historic […]
ICE disregards Historic Preservation Com...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Disregarding the Historic Preservation Commission’s objections, the Department of Homeland Security indicated it still intends to construct a tall fence around its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cedar Rapids. The commission will consider responding to the department’s reply regarding the proposed fence at 3351 Square D Drive SW, during […]
Details revealed for 7- and 10-foot-high...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — More details have been uncovered about U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to install fencing in an area where advocates have been peaceably gathering outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office. Plans call for approximately 350 linear feet of new 10-foot-high galvanized fencing with privacy netting to the northwest […]
Advocacy group calls Cedar Rapids map co...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After dozens of people attended the Cedar Rapids City Council meeting on Tuesday to protest the city giving a fence permit to the Department of Homeland Security, city officials on Wednesday said they are correcting a mapping “anomaly” to no longer require that permit. The immigrant advocacy group, Escucha Mi Voz […]