Tuesday, Jan. 20 marks President Donald Trump’s one-year anniversary since his return to the White House, and activists in San Antonio and other cities are planning a mass walkout to protest what they call an “escalating fascist threat.”
Called the “Free America Walkout,” the protest was spearheaded by the Women’s March, which organized the January 2017 Women’s March on Washington at the start of Trump’s first term.
Several local groups are listed as organizers on the event’s Facebook page, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation in San Antonio, as well as SATX Indivisible.
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The protests come in the midst of a mounting nationwide crackdown on immigration, with many communities launching protests against the increased presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
They also come in the wake of the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis as she attempted to drive away from a protest. Trump administration officials contend that Good tried to hit the ICE agent with her car.
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Protesters march through downtown San Antonio on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to protest the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent earlier this week. Good’s death has sparked demonstrations and calls for accountability in multiple cities (Charlie Blalock/Contributor)
That and other incidents have prompted a strong response among ICE critics.
“One year into Trump’s second regime, we face an escalating fascist threat: raids on our communities, troops occupying our cities, attacks on immigrants, families torn apart, mass surveillance, and terror used to keep us silent,” event organizers wrote.
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“It is time for our communities to escalate as well … In the face of fascism, we will be ungovernable.”
In San Antonio, the “Free America Walkout” protest is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, with the event’s main address listed as San Antonio City Hall at 100 Military Plaza. To keep up with the latest information on the San Antonio event, follow the protest’s Facebook page here.
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Protesters listen to a speaker at Market Square in downtown San Antonio on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, during a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officers. (Charlie Blalock/Contributor)
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