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Lawrence news February 27, 2026 - 1:15 pm

ICE agents arrest people in Lawrence and on KU campus, advocates say

by Lawrence Times

ICE agents returned to Lawrence Friday morning and detained people on KU’s campus and elsewhere, according to local immigration advocates. 

State News February 27, 2026 - 10:58 am

Kansas Court of Appeals rules CoreCivic can’t house ICE detainees without Leavenworth permit

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

CoreCivic can’t house immigration detainees before reaching an agreement with the city of Leavenworth on reopening its private prison, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled Friday when it upheld a lower court’s decision.

State News February 25, 2026 - 9:11 am

Opponents of proposed ICE detention center in Leavenworth make final push as vote nears

by Zane Irwin, Kansas News Service

Tensions ran high in Leavenworth Tuesday evening. Protesters gathered outside city hall as city leaders considered a private prison company’s application to house immigration detainees in the historic prison town.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news February 24, 2026 - 5:13 pm

Lawrence high school students protest ICE detainments

by Cuyler Dunn

A week after ICE detained five people in Lawrence, high school students protested at the corner of Ninth and Massachusetts streets Tuesday, saying the local ICE activity made speaking out even more important.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news February 20, 2026 - 4:25 pm

Haskell students gather Lawrence community in peaceful protest, demand ICE stay out of Lawrence

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

A peaceful, anti-ICE protest organized by Haskell students Friday afternoon brought swaths of community members together to declare that no one is illegal on stolen land.

Lawrence news February 19, 2026 - 11:01 am

Haskell students to hold ‘ICE Out’ protest in Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

Haskell students are organizing a peaceful protest against ICE following the arrests of five Lawerence community members earlier this week.

via Sanctuary Alliance
Lawrence news February 17, 2026 - 7:09 pm

Lawrence police, Douglas County Sheriff say they had no notice ahead of ICE arrests

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Spokespeople for the Lawrence Police Department and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said that neither agency was involved in Tuesday’s ICE sightings and arrests, nor did they know they were coming.

via Sanctuary Alliance
Lawrence news February 17, 2026 - 12:53 pm

Multiple reports of ICE detainments, sightings in Lawrence; 5 arrests confirmed, advocates say

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Lawrence was swept with reports of ICE sightings and arrests Tuesday. Advocates say they’ve confirmed five people were detained.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news February 15, 2026 - 1:52 pm

Lawrence Humane Society takes in pets surrendered because owners fear deportation, detainment

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

The Lawrence Humane Society has taken in three dogs so far this year who were surrendered because their owners were afraid of detainment and deportation. The shelter had never documented cases like this before.

State News February 10, 2026 - 10:15 pm

CoreCivic argues to overturn injunction keeping it from housing ICE detainees

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

CoreCivic argued Tuesday for the right to begin holding prisoners in its closed Leavenworth facility, even as the company is working through a local permit process that could make the court case irrelevant.

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