Protestors gathered on Main Street in Columbia on Feb. 13, and huddled outside a property that will house a legal office for federal immigration agents.

Community members, students, business owners and elected officials plan to protest the establishment of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in downtown Columbia. The protest is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at 1441 Main St.

An ICE protest is planned to take place in downtown Columbia on Friday, following reports earlier this week that ICE will open offices on Main Street.

While some leaders say they knew nothing about an ICE office space leased out on Columbia's Main Street, some residents find that hard to believe.

Twelve protesters were arrested Thursday after staging a demonstration against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outside of Columbia University in New York that blocked roadways. A spokesperson for the New York Police Department said protesters were told to disperse multiple times and were impeding traffic before a dozen people were taken into custody and

Palestinian woman in custody for nearly a year is hospitalised in the US after a seizure at detention facility.

A dozen Columbia University students and faculty were arrested Thursday during a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s crackdown on immigration, The New York Times reported. Other publications,