Cartoonists Against ICE

In January 2026, cartoonists K. Woodman-Maynard, Jason Walz, and Trung Le Nguyen started the initiative #ICEoutComics in an effort to get the word out to the world about how ICE is acting with complete impunity in the city of Minneapolis. With all of us here seeing the effect first hand, we believed it was important to show everyone how specifically cruel and terrifying it was. We also knew that we needed to join the fight in any and all ways that we could and to empower everyone else to do the same. These personal stories matter. Small stories are how larger narratives are shaped.

To join the effort, check out the template at the very bottom of this post.

Julian Deyo

Minneapolis, @juliandeyo

Winnower Comics

Minneapolis, @winnowercomics

K. Woodman-Maynard

Minneapolis, @woodmanmaynard

Jason Walz

Minneapolis, @jasonwwalz

On Tuesday, January 16, we witnessed two children being taken away by ICE. We screamed at them. We cried. We blew our whistles.

An ICE agent, face obscured by an American flag mask.

The ICE agent looms over the small girl, pushing her into car.

"Friday, January 23rd felt like a dream. It felt meaningful and powerful. In the morning, my wife joined a protest at the airport where over 100 clerics kneeled in front of traffic, fully knowing that they would all be arrested. The crowd sang to them and for them, it was beautiful." Clerics kneeling with masked and armored men standing behind them.

"Countless Minnesotans participated in a day of solidarity where we did not work, go to school, or buy anything. It was civil disobedience in the most peaceful sense." The statue of liberty holding her torch high, ICE out written behind her, logos like 3M, BestBuy, and Target crossed out.

"That afternoon, I marched downtown with tens of thousands of other people, asking only to live our lives in safety and peace with the neighbors that we love." Aerial view of a street filled with countless people marching.

"And then we all woke up." Masked men with guns leaning over an unseen person on the sidewalk. The sound of gunshots.

Trung Le Nguyen

Minneapolis, @trungles

Just before Christmas, I got a puppy. Her name is Minerva, and we call her Minnie. (I just call her "little baby" most of the time.) Trung: "Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby?" I'm still learning how to understand her. Trung: "Do you need to do a poo? Do you need to do a widdle piddle?" Minerva: "Arf!" I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now. Nobody tells you about that.

I got so lucky with my first puppy. Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. Trung: "Let's see...I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone..." I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now. Trung: "I think that's everything...oh yeah. And I need my passport."

I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers. I became a US citizen when I was seven. I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless. The US is the only nation where I've ever had citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective. I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition. ICE will pick up anybody. I know that. So I tucked my passport away. And I largely avoid leaving my house.

I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too. And the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized. We'll do our best to get through this. Trung: "I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice little baby?" Minerva looks up at Trung, wagging her tail.

Kayla Harren

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, @kaylaharren

Gabriel Liston

Portland, Oregon, @gabriel.liston

Aubrey Hirsch

New York, @aubreyhirsch

Eva Azenaro Acero

Minneapolis, @birdlets

Template to Create Your Own Comic

ICE OUT: Cartoonists against ICE. Calling on cartoonists and artists to tell your stories about the ICE occupation of your towns and cities! 4 panel comics, 3:4 Instagram format, use the blue on this image. Use these hashtags: #iceout[your city] #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics

All the cartoonists featured on this page donated their work to be published by Crucial Comix. In exchange for featuring these comics, Crucial is making a donation to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.