VIDEO: Beacon High School Students Walk Out For National "ICE Out" Strike - The. Kids. Are. Not. Having It.

VIDEO: The video of this march on January 30, 2026 National ICE Out Strike by over 100 Beacon High School Students is at the bottom of this article.

Friday, January 30th, 2026 was a national day of action known as “ICE Out,” where many people in the United States demonstrated actions demanding that ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) be dismantled and abolished. Student groups at the University of Minnesota including the Somali Student Association and Black Student Union, as well as national groups including Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Black Lives Matter, LA Tenants Union, Palestinian Youth Movement and the ANSWER Coalition, called for a “national shutdown,” which looked like “No Work. No School. No Shopping. Stop Funding ICE.”

In Beacon, NY, Beacon High School (BHS) student discussion of participation in the “ICE Out” allegedly started earlier in the week on Monday with the Beacon High School club Students For Civic Engagement (SCE) organizing. By Thursday day, however, student commitments hadn’t stuck yet.

Some Beacon business owners were only casually thinking about it, when one asked A Little Beacon Blog: “What are your thoughts on the National Strike?” to which ALBB answered: “I feel exhausted. To be quite honest. This is in the hands of the very rich CEOs. This feels like Palestine 2.0. I support anyone who is striking, and I understand for anyone who is not closing but supports humanity and the resistance movement. I don’t know what else to say.”

The Momentum Built For The “ICE Out” Movement in Beacon

The Instagram post published by Students for Civic Engagement (SCE) when they decided to commit to walking out on January 30th, 2026.

Hours later, as the sun set on another day of school and business, Beacon businesses and some in Cold Spring began posting that they were shutting down for January 30th. Witch Hazel declared that they were accepting cash-only to avoid contributing to big banks, and would open their space to anyone who wanted to creatively express. New hair salon Chisel across the street declared they were shutting down (after missing work during the snow storm) and had rescheduled their appointments, to which their clientele agreed.

After investigating where the City of Beacon was putting all of their plowed snow, ALBB took to Instagram to make a quick video to report in that some businesses in Beacon were indeed shutting down to participate in the “ICE Out,” and to stay tuned for a report on where all of the plowed snow is going.

This simple video triggered a hailstorm of responses from Beacon MAGAs, and generated over 22,500 views. More and more businesses starting publishing their closure statuses.

Youth activity picked up in the social media threads of BHS students, where they started deciding if they were going to walk out or not. A social media post was made. Students For Civic Engagement (SCE) published to Instagram that they were walking out. Their only instructions: “WALKOUT TOMORROW!!!! Bring a coat”

It was official. The Beacon High School students were protesting.

The Planning

ALBB received requests from BHS students asking if an announcement could be made about their walkout. ALBB responded that we would seek confirmation first of any security details with Dr. Dwyer before posting anything, and emailed him that evening. Slogans for posters began being made, and chants written.

One parent told ALBB that they told their striking student that they would walk to pick them up instead of drive in order to avoid traffic or unexpected situations. The student responded: “Don’t worry about it. We’re walking to Main Street.” The parent asked: “Where are you going on Main Street?” to which the student replied: “We’re still figuring it out.”

And that was that.

The “Strike Eve” The Night Before

Doubters and supporters of human rights violations were filling online spaces in between, saying they would never shop from the striking businesses again.

Despite negative comments, the students opting to protest stayed strong and grew in numbers. “Some people told us that no one was going to come to our protest,” one student told ALBB. “That this protest wasn’t going to mean anything. Wouldn’t make a difference.”

One parent contacted ALBB, worried about consequences of the walkout action during school hours and debated if they should call the administration to give their child their consent in an excused absence. ALBB reached out to a civil rights expert to get guidance, who said: “The students can exercise their First Amendment right. You don’t need to call the school or say anything for several reasons: first, it may undermine your student’s action; and second, it may contribute to an argument that you made your student do it.”

The Morning Of The “ICE Out” Strike

Hits to the student walkout announcement article reached 4,000, an extremely high number for ALBB reader traffic to one page, indicating the high impact the BHS student was having in the community.

Still more businesses and restaurants were shutting off their burners and going dark for the day. Beacon MAGAs were losing places to eat by the hour.

At 6:30am Friday morning, Dr. Dwyer sent his email to parents, explaining how the school would ensure the safety of the students who were walking out. ALBB turned around to amplify it before the school day started. That article launched another hailstorm of comments (over 690 comments at FB) from parents praising the kids, as well as naysayers. Hits to the article spiked to 4,000 over the course of the day.

This spike was the impact the Beacon High School students were having. This was why they were experiencing such pushback from some in the community. Because their walkout was working.

The Kids Are Not Having It

These Beacon kids are the kids who were shut in during COVID. In their COVID shutdowns, they got comfortable with technology real fast. They maintained connections to each other on social media platforms their parents hadn’t even heard of. Using tricks to track each other to maintain safety and arrival to mutual places of meetings, hang-outs and sporting events.

South Avenue elementary school students marching in the 2017 Spirit of Beacon Day Parade, serving as little reporters asking questions about Beacon’s history. ALBB’s Katie Hellmuth helped co-produce South Avenue’s parade that year, with the theme of roving reporters.

These are these are the kids whose parents marched in Black Lives Matter 2020, and slogged through Sanctuary City status debate meetings at City Council. They built elementary school floats for the Spirit of Beacon day parade, some of which were live-action scenes as live reporters.

These kids fight with each other, and fight for each other. They learned safe space language over the years from different mental heath programs and teachers and staff in the Beacon City School District, and are reminded to try to pull in a friend who is behaving wildly.

The March

“I want to thank everyone for being out here today. I know it’s really cold, and this is really last minute. But this is really important. You all are demonstrating your First Amendment right, and that is very important. Before we begin with anything, I want to take a moment of silence for the lives that have been lost at the hands of the ICE institution and its agents.”

— Melby Scher, co-president of Students for Civic Engagement (SCE), a BHS Club

By 11:45am Friday, BHS Security had assembled at the end of the school driveways as they do when school gets out on a regular day to help the flow of traffic at pickup.

At 12pm, students who opted to walk out did so. Some went to their cars to drive home, shouted “FUCK ICE!” and spun their wheels to burn the rubber of their tires as they waited in the driveway line to exit the school.

A larger number of kids gathered and stayed at the main entrance of the Beacon High School kiosk, while some parents waited to pick them up at the Athletic Department. The kids huddled around the flag pole as different administrators in school leadership came out to check on things.

One of the co-presidents of the Students for Civic Engagement (SCE) club, Melby Scher, gave a speech to fellow students gathered round before they left. She dedicated a moment of silence for those people killed by ICE so far, and who are known about, several of whom have died inside of ICE detention centers shortly after being kidnapped and deposited there. Those names include Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres, Geraldo Lunas Campos, Víctor Manuel Díaz, Parady La, Renee Nicole Good, Luis Beltrán Yáñez–Cruz, Heber Sánchez Domínguez, and Alex Pretti.

Melby said: “I want to thank everyone for being out here today. I know it’s really cold, and this is really last minute. But this is really important. You all are demonstrating your First Amendment right, and that is very important. Before we begin with anything, I want to take a moment of silence for the lives that have been lost at the hands of the ICE institution and its agents.”

“I want to remind everyone that we are all part of a broader movement right now. The movement of peace, empathy and love for our neighbors against a country that is currently filled with so much hatred. It is so important that you are here today, and I am proud of every single one of you, for being out here in the cold.”

— Melby Scher, co-president of Students for Civic Engagement (SCE), a BHS Club

“Lastly, I want to remind everyone that we are all part of a broader movement right now. The movement of peace, empathy and love for our neighbors against a country that is currently filled with so much hatred. It is so important that you are here today, and I am proud of every single one of you, for being out here in the cold.”

A loud cheer came from the students, and they embarked down the side path of the school, headed down Mattaewan. Parents who were there in cars to pick them up rerouted themselves to follow alongside the student marchers.

When the students reached Verplanck Avenue, they safely crossed onto North Cedar Street and continued down the sidewalk of the one-way street, which is the usual route home for several students. One of the leaders of the Students for Civic Engagement (SCE) club shouted directions to the students, saying “Road Safety!” and guided everyone onto the sidewalk. The students chanted all the way to Main Street, where they landed between Kumon Learning Center and Subway, then proceeded down Main Street all the way to Pohill Park.

During the march, the students defied naysayer comments who had declared: “They are going to go to the mall!” and “This is just another day off for teachers!” The student’s powerful chants carried throughout the City. Their young voices angry as they demanded “ICE OUT!” Cars supporting them with honks flocked around them throughout their descent down Main Street, past stores like Key Food, CareFull MD Urgent Care, Xin Xing, Butterhead Salad, House of Maxx, Witch Hazel, Lily & Marigold, and others. A few silent drivers gave them thumbs down, or stared blankly ahead. One man in a black van shouted his support, saying that he had no horn but wanted to honk.

When Geese Fly

During the beginning of the march, as the students descended down the front lawn of the Beacon High School, a flock of geese launched up out of the back grounds. The geese are on the school grounds every day. The symbolism was not lost with the sudden whoosh of wings as the geese took flight and formed into a pattern with the kids below. It was like nature was with them, guiding them.

As reflection from the day settled, a second symbolism took shape in the memory of the geese flying: the kids took flight, leaving the nest on their own. This was a hands-off protest. The kids were in charge. The parents were watching if they wanted. Honking if they wanted. The kids flew. They spoke. They landed back at the nest. Successfully. Ready for the next time they are needing to be heard. Because this isn’t over until ICE is abolished and brutality with impunity is held accountable.

For those who thought this national day of “ICE Out” action would have no impact…the Department of Justice released over 3 million pages of Epstein files.

Beacon High School Principal Responds To "Student-Organized Planned Walkout" Connected With National "ICE Out Strike"

UPDATE: The video of this march that took place on January 30th has been published here in this article.

A national “ICE Out” strike has been planned for Friday, January 30th, as a peaceful yet powerful protest against ICE violence, demanding the abolishment of the federal agency. As reported by The Guardian: “For the first action on Friday, organizers, led by several student groups at the University of Minnesota, are calling for a ‘national shutdown’, which means: ‘No work. No school. No shopping. Stop funding ICE.’ The ‘blackout’ day, which many online are referring to as a “general strike”, is an effort to “shut down the economy”, organizers say.”

At least 8 people have been killed by ICE, with many more injured in the streets of their neighborhoods, their homes, and their cars. More injuries and deprivations have occurred in detention centers, where documentation is difficult to obtain. Some brown skin people who have been taken and released are simply dumped on the side of the road, one legal professional told A Little Beacon Blog on conditions of anonymity.

Students of Beacon High School allegedly began organizing a walkout of school in order to support the nation-wide protest. The high school’s Principal Corey Dwyer responded with an email to district families before the start of the school day, saying:

“We have been made aware that some students plan to walk out of school today at Noon as part of a series of protests and walkouts expected to take place around the country.

“As a district, we support our students’ rights to freedom of speech and expression. We do not endorse or oppose, nor do we organize, student walkouts or protests.

“Our top priority is student safety. Students who participate are expected to do so in a calm and orderly manner and without disrupting the educational environment for their classmates. Staff will monitor student movement in the building to help ensure safety. Students leaving campus are no longer under school supervision, and the district cannot monitor off-campus activities.

“Normal attendance rules apply. Students who are not in class will be marked absent; any absence not excused by a parent or guardian in accordance with our attendance policy will be unexcused.

“While peaceful participation in a student-organized walkout will not be subject to disciplinary action, any behavior that violates school rules, endangers safety, or disrupts instruction will result in consequences in accordance with the district's student code of conduct.

“We appreciate your understanding and support.”

Cars Need To Move From Public Parking Lots For Snow Removal To Continue - Subject To Towing

Mounds of snow surround the public parking lot on Eliza Street.

Snow removal continues from the combined departments of the City Beacon’s Highway and Water Departments. According to the City of Beacon, 20 city employees have been involved in the effort to clear the roads, fire hydrants and parking lots of snow. Hudson Valley Post reports that Beacon received 17” of snow, sourcing the National Weather Service.

“Thank you again to our dedicated staff for their hard work,” the City said in an announcement on Facebook, “and thank you to their families who had to cover childcare and other demands while our staff came in and persevered through the storm. Job well done!”

Diggers and large snow blowers have been cutting the snow from curbs of Main Street and other areas of town. Snow removal has now prioritized to the public parking lots, with the City ordering all cars be removed from the public lots so that snow can be removed.

The City of Beacon Police have issued directions and a towing warning: “Starting Thursday (1/29) at 9am, we will begin enforcement of overtime parking in the City owned parking lots. Usually, you have 24 hours to move your vehicle after snow ends, however, due to the parking restrictions on Main Street, we have to give more time in those lots. However, if you leave your car in the lot, covered in snow and plowed in, you will likely be towed starting Thursday. If your car has been cleared, moved out and moved back into a space that is not full of snow, then you are okay.”

The City of Beacon has expressed that this is an all hands on deck situation to clear 50 miles of street, stating that the Highway and Water Departments have been working around the clock with little sleep. “City Police coordinated removal of cars blocking the plows, and our Fire Department is out helping to clear fire hydrants.”

City of Beacon Lifts Parking Ban Early; Dutchess County Lifts Travel Ban; Crews Continue Clearing

The City of Beacon has lifted its city-wide street parking ban early, and Dutchess County has lifted its travel ban, allowing parking on City streets and county driving as of 12pm Monday, January 26th.

The City of Beacon has added a No Parking on Main Street ban the evenings of Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9pm to 9am the subsequent day, to allow for clearing and removal of snow from the area.

As for public parking lots: the City of Beacon said that all vehicles must be removed from municipal parking lots by Thursday morning at 9am to allow for public parking lots to be plowed.

City of Beacon Bans All Street Parking City-Wide; Police Say Cars Will Be Towed

On the Friday before the storm, the City of Beacon issued an emergency snow parking restriction, taking effect from 7:00am Sunday, January 25th, until 7:00pm Monday, January 26th. “During this time, parking on all City streets is prohibited, and any vehicles parked on streets will be towed at the owner’s expense. Cars can be moved to City parking lots.

Beacon Police Chief Thomas Figlia issued a stern warning to anyone in Beacon: “Please read carefully. If you park on the street during a snow emergency, regardless of the time, you are subject to ticketing and towing.” He reported that 10 vehicles were towed as a result of the last snow storm, “including some that left too long in city lots after the storm (more than 24 hours after the snow stops),” he said.

Temporary parking on Main Street is also restricted the evening of Tuesday, January 27th 9pm to Wednesday January 28th 9am. Look for signs to see where applies.

Parking on Main Street is also

Snowstorm Inside The Beacon Bubble: Grocery Shelves Stocked; Travel Ban; School Closed Monday; Police Say Cars Will Be Towed

Snow fell as anticipated on Sunday morning. By now, all 3 local farmers markets had been closed; Governor Hochul declared a State of Emergency with cold temperatures and 12”-18” snow predicted for the Hudson Valley; Dutchess County issued a ban on non-essential vehicular traffic from 5am January 25, to 5pm January 26, 2026; the Beacon City School District closed school for Monday due to the travel ban; and the Beacon Police insisted that people not park in the street or they will be towed.

For walking customers, Key Food Beacon was open with shelves stocked, the world-famous HÅKAN Chocolatier was open with shovel ready, Tara Fusion in the Hudson Valley Food Hall was open for people to visit if they got stir-crazy and needed lunch in between snow blowing or sidewalk shoveling.

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National Awareness Piece: ICE's Killing Of The Nurse, Alex Pretti

This will most likely be the only piece A Little Beacon Blog does on lawless federal employment activity in Minnesota, as the execution of the ICU nurse Alex Pretti was widely document in video footage and emerging court documents. Several organizations have commented on it and more continue to. You most likely are seeing accurate coverage. However, if ALBB feels that you are not, we will cover it again. Publishing this is also for our Beacon MAGA readers, of which there are plenty. We want everyone to be on the same page when discussing federal, state and local issues.

Additionally, when we see in Comments (usually Facebook) that people are misunderstanding or willingly misconstruing what happened, we will issue an awareness post.

The First Post:

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Seasters Jones has published easy to read highlights from an affidavit filed to restrict ICE’s use of force in Minnesota. These highlights include a witness description of the shooting of Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse who was shot and died trying to help his neighbors after they got pepper sprayed, as well as a witness account from a medic who offered several times to assess Alex. When he was allowed access, the medic saw that the ICE agents had turned Alex on his side to count bullet holes. The medic said that turning a shooting victim on their side is not standard practice of care.

CBS News reports that a Judge has granted a restraining order against DHS in Minneapolis: "U.S. District Court Judge Eric Tostrud granted a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Saturday, barring the department from altering or destroying evidence connected to Pretti's killing."

Also: "The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said DHS representatives blocked them from accessing the scene of the shooting, even though the bureau had obtained a judge's signed search warrant."

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.109.0.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/reported-shooting-south-minneapolis-federal-agents-protesters/

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According to video footage and witness accounts at the scene, the nurse Alex Pretti was pepper sprayed by an ICE employee after Alex Pretti tried helping his neighbor after they were pepper sprayed. Then an ICE employee removed Alex’s legally acquired and carried handgun (as confirmed by local law enforcement), and as he lay on the ground, another ICE employee shot him. Several ICE employees then ran away from the scene to distance themselves. Then ICE employees were found examining his body to see how many bullet holes they hit him with. Like you might an animal shot in the woods by a hunter. They told a neighbor who was a medical expert that they did not know if he had a pulse. As their hands were on his body.

The American Nurses Association issued a statement saying: “ANA condemns violence in our communities. The seriousness of this incident and others demand transparency and accountability. ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex’s loved ones and the public have answers.

“One in four nurses already experience workplace violence. As incidents with federal law enforcement continue to rise across the country, we are deeply concerned for the safety of nurses, both on the job and in the communities they serve.

“Nurses are advocates for the safety and well-being of their communities. They enter this profession to heal, to protect human life, and to show up for people in their most vulnerable moments. ANA remains committed to preventing violence in the workplace and in our communities, and to advancing meaningful protections that safeguard healthcare workers and the public.“

The first photo is from @_strangegang and the second photo is from @innergizer , who said: “Let’s call this what it is: a hostage-style demand from the Trump administration. Attorney General Pam Bondi is tying ICE’s presence in Minnesota to handing over sensitive voter data — and a sitting U.S. Senator has confirmed it. ”
He continued:
“This isn’t enforcement.
This isn’t about public safety.
This is an attempt to coerce a state into giving up control of its elections before 2026 even happens.
Don’t let them gaslight you with talking points. Recognize the strategy:
Threat + leverage = power grab.”

"But What Does This Have To Do With Beacon?" and "But What About..." ALBB's Response To These FAQs

When ALBB first started covering Palestine, “after October 7th,” the reactions that are happening now happened then.

The same strangulations insisting content be withheld.

The same pattern in justifying extreme, unjustifiable violance.

The same questions:

“What does this have to do with Beacon?”

“What about This? What about That? Why don’t you pick XYZ as your cause?”

I’ve learned that none of these questions need answered.

They are distractions.

Spoken by a person who doesn’t want something focused on for some reason.

When the focus does return to Beacon, and an article is written for a topic that someone disagrees with or makes them uncomfortable, they insist: “Mind your business.” And “You’re not a journalist.”

A Little Beacon Blog has shown again and again that it goes beyond this little Beacon bubble. Because we all go beyond this Beacon bubble.

We go on errands outside of Beacon.

We commute outside of Beacon.

We move outside of Beacon when we get priced out.

We visit friends and attend events outside of Beacon.

We open other businesses outside of Beacon.

Other communities watch A Little Beacon Blog to see how to get their word out, and sometimes ask for coverage to dedicate to a cause or event going on. What happens elsewhere eventually tries to happen in Beacon. So it’s best to have the context.

And with that, onto the next. Because this institution of ICE can’t last any longer.

As always, 🇵🇸 Free Palestine. It’s all connected.

"About These Comments." ALBB's Response To Abusive, Distracting Comments

First published in A Little Beacon Blog’s Instagram and Facebook, below are two responses that ALBB gave to readers who were insisting that we not publish anything on ICE from different states.

Dear Readers,

Thank you so much for your concern for me Katie during this hail storm of Comments, mainly at FB. One reader asked if an Admin could block them. I want to let you know a few things:

🎵Those of us in Instagram are reading this while listening to a clip of “There’s No Home For You Here” by the White Stripes. I don’t think it carries over into FB. To keep me calm during this deluge of comments, I’ve been cycling through OG Bonnie Raitt from her blues days, 1970s.

1. I’ve blocked in the past, but readers asked to see who their neighbors are. For their own safety, comfort, and where they want to spend their dollar.

2. Us vs Them. Tricky here, because some of the most toxic statements are from readers who will appreciate certain articles. And that’s just fine. That’s what ALBB is here for. To get everyone the information.

3. Troll Groupies. Despite unhappy people saying they are leaving, they tend to not. Some even create fake accounts for ALBB after they are blocked! Or maybe after their bosses or business partners advise them to not engage the way they do. I will be designing a special skull cap and patch for them to buy. For the rest of us, I am bringing back an ALBB skull cap and trucker hat we can all buy.

3. Debilitating. Usually these Comment storms leave me paralyzed. At first, it took 2-3 weeks to recover, and I leave with scars. Sometimes actual eczema scars. Now I view them as battle armor chinks. Pressure makes the 💎 as the say.

4. Profit. One white male commented “Don’t cry poverty in 6 months!” Of course that is the biggest fear. But I learned that if I don’t stand for anything, why am I here. What is my purpose. What are my gifts. To say that to someone causes them to break. That is the intent. But I don’t break. My clients are Bad A$$es that I have the honor of holding partnership with. My donors - the smallest $5 or $1 - I cherish.

5. Prayer. I pray 3-5 times per day. I start with: “I seek refuge with Allāh from Satan the accursed, from his suffocation, his arrogance and his poetry.” My choice is to fight back or resist and celebrate with poetry.

These things bring me comfort. Those who want to be seen - you are indeed seen.

God Bless.

After Years Of Abusive Online Bullying, ALBB Rises Up (Again) To Address Comments

Editorial Note: First published at Instagram and Facebook.

Grown adults who repeatedly harass and bully will be blocked from A Little Beacon Blog’s Facebook page. If we know who you are in Instagram, we will block you there too. If we discover your IP address, we will block you from our entire website.

The only ways you can get back on are:

• Complete a 30 hour class in Online Bullying. Have it signed by the person/people you bullied.

• Write a 3-page paper on what you learned, and how you hurt someone. Chat GPT not accepted. We can tell if you used AI. Grammatical errors are accepted, and we will not make fun of you for it. Everyone makes mistakes in typing, pronunciation, spelling, and grammar.

• You could sneak onto our free newsletter that we might rebrand as being called “Unblocked,” but one Reply to that email inbox with unnecessary commentary, and you’ll be Unsubscribed.

To the adult children of these Grown Grandparent Bullies: please pull your parents home. They are embarrassing themselves, and any legacy(ies) they have named after them in town.

Alright? Alright.

Now get back to work. Tax season is here and 1099s need preparing for business owners and contractors. Books need reconciling before they get sent to the accountant.

Some of the worst offenders may be Retired. We suggest that these Retired Bullies do a crossword puzzle or something. Play Solitaire maybe? No, being with friends is best. Go out for coffee. A snow mobile ride. Climb the mountain. Take dancing lessons. Anything.

To those Grown Adults who are not retired: your job needs you. Go back to work. Stop ruining your online reputation.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

The Backstory To This Comment Policy Reaction

ALBB has been subject to online bullying for years. So much so, that it frustrates her when parents insist on offering online bullying classes for youth, because it's usually parents of all classes and ages who do it. The bullying usually happens after an article is published that someone or a group does not like, and then they all pile on.

After the ICE videos, the criticism of ICE from local police chiefs, and call for Hilton to allow franchises to deny ICE employees as customers, the MAGAs of Beacon were outraged. This was no surprise to Katie, as she knows from the years covering BLM and Trump 1.0, any time racism or white supremacy is mentioned or alluded to, some white people in Beacon lose their minds.

So after posting the videos she felt needed to be witnessed after Renee Nicole Good’s killing, she exited the comments, and let the MAGAs of Beacon swarm around her like crows, picking at her flesh until they were done. Only they didn't rest and intensified. One Grandma (ALBB has many Grandma readers - some who protest against injustice, and others who sling the worst curse words insisting on justice for ICE) asked "Can an ALBB Admin please come moderate?" She was taking on the Beacon MAGAs on her own.

So ALBB woke up, took stock of the situation, responded that readers of ALBB have consistently requested that these heinous comments remain in order to help them see who their neighbors are.

After ALBB posted this new Comment Policy on the red oven-mitt, Beacon MAGAs were outraged at the prospect of being blocked for their bullying, and insisted it was "illegal" to block them. Guess they should talk to Facebook about the legality of offering the Block button in the first place?

ALBB wrote new ground rules and observations, which you can read above. A beautiful thing happened after that. New self-appointed bouncers appeared in comments while DMs trickled in from people lending their support. New Testimonials of appreciation were written, and ALBB gained another level of understanding of the wide-ranging readership.

Police Response In Minnesota, Maine and Phili Is Critical Of ICE Attacks And Racial Targeting

This article contains videos ALBB shared with readers as ICE escalated across the country, including Minnesota, Maine and Philadelphia. Beacon MAGAs were quick to call these police chiefs and sheriffs “clowns” on ALBB’s Facebook page, and went so far - but not surprisingly - as slinging racial insults at Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal, who is a Black woman.

When ALBB posted this speech from Sheriff Rochelle Bilal, several Beacon MAGA's threw racial insults at her, attempting to drag her down in her position and accomplishment.

However, several ALBB readers gave praise and appreciation for her speech:
Said wearable art designer Selma Karaca: "Thankfully law enforcement is talking the talk!"
Chef Jodi Cummings said: "Omg I love this woman!!!🔥🔥 FINALLY!!"
Kim Ann Hamilton said: "She’s a boss!👏"
@brownskingirl129 said: “👏👏👏👏👏👏👏”

This video clip is from @quadzillahikes . It features Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley speak on behalf of himself and several other police chiefs across the Twin Cities to share their concerns and experiences over racial profiling by federal ICE agents of their off duty officers, all people of color. Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt also said she saw “multiple recent incidents of ICE agents using racial profiling to stop U.S. citizens,” as reported by local station Kare11.

The news station reported that Chief Bruley sad “local law enforcement agencies are receiving endless complaints from U.S. citizens that ICE agents are using racial profiling tactics to single out people of color and demand proof of legality. Bruley said off-duty police officers have also been subjected to this treatment.“

Chief Bruley said in part: “What we’re hearing is they’re being stopped in traffic stops or on the street with no cause and being forced to demand paperwork if they’re here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints as they fell victim to this while off duty. Every person who has had this happen to them is a person of color.”

Chief Bruley went on to describe a targeting of one of his female officers of color, which he describes in this speech.

Kare11 reported: “Bruley said it has been extremely difficult for him to communicate with ICE leadership about concerns. He said ICE leadership has told him to file complaints online with the names of the involved federal officers, but since ICE agents cover their faces and do not have name tags, it is impossible to know who is responsible.“

This speech was published by @quadzillahikes Jack Jones, who said in his caption: “St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henrv, ioined by local law enforcement leaders, spoke on the surge of federal agents in the Twin Cities and called for “common ground.”

“This comes as the Trump administration is preparing as many as 1,500 troops [active duty soldiers] for mobilization to Minnesota as protests continue amid immigration enforcement operations in the state.”

According to an article in CBS News: “The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers based in Alaska who specialize in operating in arctic conditions to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, two defense officials said Sunday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans, said two infantry battalions of the Army’s 11th Airborne Division have been given prepare-to-deploy orders.

“One defense official said the troops are standing by to deploy to Minnesota should President Donald Trump invoke the Insurrection Act. The rarely used 19th-century law would allow the president to send military troops into Minnesota, where protesters have been confronting federal immigration agents for weeks. He has since backed off the threat, at least for now.“

Local Maine station ABC WMTW8 reported from the Sheriff’s press conference, from Portland, ME: “ The sheriff of Cumberland County held a news conference Thursday afternoon to address the detainment of a corrections recruit by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and criticize the agency’s tactics.

“We’re being told one story, which is totally different than what’s occurring, or what occurred last night,” he said.

Joyce said the recruit was hired in February 2025 after undergoing a rigorous hiring process. The sheriff also said the recruit’s I-9 suggested that he was able to work in the United States until April 2029.

“In this particular case, this is an individual that had permission to be working in the state of Maine. We vetted him,” Joyce said. “Every indication we found is that this was a squeaky-clean individual that really hadn’t done anything at all.”

Joyce said the recruit was in the academy in the fall of 2025 when, in November, he left the academy and went to Texas for a hearing on his immigration status.

“He took the extra step of risking his job to fly to Texas to take care of hearings and for some reason, he was picked up last night,” the sheriff added.

“They left it right on the side of the street. Folks, that’s bush league policing,” Joyce said. “In my world, you wait for a wrecker. You wait for somebody to come pick it up that the individual wants, or you get permission to drive the vehicle into a public parking spot and you lock it up and you give the person their car keys. You don’t leave their personal belongings unsecure along the streets of the city of Portland. It’s not fair to the guy that owns the car. It’s surely not fair to Portland police.”

“This opened the door for me based on the fact, I mean, this is an individual that was trying to do all the right things,” he said. “I guess if you’re not the card-carrying U.S. citizen, then you must be illegal, because that’s what they told me is ‘he’s illegal,’ and he’s definitely not a criminal. So what part of him is illegal? I don’t know.”

ICE Attacks On People - ALBB's Response After Renee Nicole Good's Murder

Unable to withstand the lies coming out of the federal administration, A Little Beacon Blog joined many other publications in sharing the assaults people are enduring at the hands of ICE across the country. Doing so helps Beacon retain context when and if such events get too close to home.

An January 6th Insurrectionist who regrets what she did, and regrets the attack on Capital Police.

ALBB Calls For Hilton Diamond Point Holders To Demand That Franchises Be Allowed To Reject ICE

This mini-article originally published at Instagram:

Editorial Note: The logo on the hat is neutral and not reflective of the message spoken in the video. This video has been viewed over 50,000 times. What a missed opportunity to not have worn the ALBB hat! It was lost, but now has been found.

Earlier this week, Here’s Why Kevin and Fox News reported that a Hilton franchise in Minneapolis rejected ICE agents as guests. In response, Hilton apologized to DHS and removed that franchise location from its system so that people could not reserve rooms there or use their Hilton points to redeem rooms.

Fox News reported: “Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who said he is a Hilton shareholder, praised Hilton’s handling of the quickly unfolding controversy.

“‘Apparently, Hilton Hotels is terminating the franchise effective immediately,’” Ackman wrote. “Credit to Nick Sorter for his investigative work.’”

Fox News reported that Nick Sorter, for a pursuit of an article, tried to book a block of rooms saying it was for immigration agents and was told the hotel had a ban on that.

Fox News reported that Ackerman said: “‘Hilton is one of the best-managed companies in the world. Its CEO, Chris Nassetta, is one of the most outstanding CEOs in the world. I know that he is highly respected by President Donald Trump and the current administration.’”

Therefore. This is a call for all reward point holders of any level - especially Diamond point holders - to call Hilton corporate to demand that that franchise be reactivated in the system, and to allow other franchise owners the freedoms to reject harassers and murderers from their reservation books.

Comments varied on this post, and included these two:

Said @mstasberk via Comment: "Excellent idea! I hope that folks who hold Hilton points make there feelings known to Hilton executives."

Said @marlajbrenner via Comment: "I wish I had points I could pull with. Good Luck!!!"

🇵🇸 Free Palestine. 📣

☀️💗 By the way, I’m wearing the Market hat today because I was feeling this shade of pink on this sunny day that is finally in the 40s and the ice is melting, which helps keep away drought we experience often lately. My views are my own, and not reflective of any logos my clothing. Thank you.

Beacon Moves Trash Cans In Anticipation Of Huge Amounts Of Snow Removed From Main Street

The City of Beacon’s Highway Department today moved the green metal trash cans from the curb edges to be near storefronts so that the trash cans don’t get knocked down, in anticipation of the snowfall predicted for Sunday into Monday. Sometimes, shop owners or pedestrians may move them back, not realizing that the City moves them out of the way in anticipation of high amounts of snow being cleared off Main Street.

If the accumulation is high enough, the Highway Department may plow or clear up onto parts of sidewalks where they are able to get to.

The City of Beacon has since issued a No Parking order for all City streets from Sunday 7am to Monday 7pm. People are encouraged to use the free municipal parking lots, including the DMV parking lot. The City has closed the Beacon Farmer’s Market on Sunday in anticipation of this need for public parking during this blizzard.

Dutchess County issued travel restrictions for all non-essential personnel starting on Sunday at 5am. Dutchess County Transit bus service will also be suspended on Sunday and Monday, according to an announcement from the City of Beacon.

Rite Aid Rumor Check: A Gentleman's Club? One Reader Says: "What Gentlemen In Beacon?"

Citizens of Beacon have been speculating about what will become of the old Rite Aid. First, the rumors insisted it was going to become a Spirit Halloween. But corporate Spirit Halloween confirmed to ALBB that this was smoke. Some people wished it would become a roller rink.

Now, the rumor mill is insisting that it will become a gentleman’s club. “When I first heard that,” said one female reader of A Little Beacon Blog, “I asked ‘What gentlemen in Beacon? The single ladies have been looking! I’ve got an actual gentleman, but I keep mine at home."

One barely needs to source check this rumor (though a source has confirmed to ALBB this rumor to be false), as the interior of Rite Aid is huge. It is not clear what the gentlemen would do in there with all that space. One can imagine what the Zoning Board meetings would be like should such use be attempted.

This would be quite a new Thing To Do In Beacon! Oh, what will the People of Beacon think of next…