Breaking ICE
Community Defense Against State Terror and Maga Fascism
$32.28
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
A war is being waged on the streets of the United States of America: MAGA’s violent anti-immigration regime is being challenged by a growing national movement dedicated to protecting communities and reversing racist and authoritarian policies. In Breaking ICE, award-winning journalist Sonali Kolhatkar presents her conversations with over a dozen movement organizers, lawyers, artists, labour leaders, and scholars on the frontlines of the fight.
Through their courageous stories, Kolhatk…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781644216095 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1644216094 |
| Author: | Sonali Kolhatkar |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 138mm x 209mm |
Critics Review
“An uplifting collection of influential voices fighting for democracy.” —Publishers Weekly
“Breaking ICE provides us with much-needed lessons from activist warriors fighting against MAGA’S assault on immigrants. Each story serves as a powerful reminder of why building deep solidarity is our best weapon in the fight for justice. This book helps us transform our fears into collective resilience. I look forward to sharing Breaking ICE with my students, community members, and all those in the struggle today.” —Victor Narro, project director and professor of Labor Studies, UCLA Labor Center
“If you want to know what we mean by ‘Abolish ICE,’ read this book. Journalist Sonali Kolhatkar combines the real-world experiences of activists currently fighting state terror with the long-term vision of academics and historians who study movements. These uniquely curated voices are not just reflections of the foremost battle of our time, but inspire on-going action, solidarity, and a roadmap rooted in justice for immigrant families and people of color.” —Erika Andiola, political director for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network
“Sonali Kolhatkar’s Breaking ICE is a vital road map of the community defense efforts emerging across the country that the MAGA fascists, masked federal thugs, and techno-oligarchs don’t want us to see. Essential reporting from the front lines of resistance.” —Maximillian Alvarez, editor-in-chief and co-executive director of The Real News Network
“In Breaking ICE, Sonali Kolhatkar spotlights the everyday heroes standing up to injustice, offering a clear roadmap for the rest of us. It is an essential reminder of what communities can achieve when they organize. This book will inspire you to turn your empathy into action.” —Reyna Grande, author of The Distance Between Us
Sonali Kolhatkar
SONALI KOLHATKAR is an award-winning multimedia journalist. She is the host of Rising Up With Sonali, a weekly television and radio program that airs on Free Speech TV and Pacifica Radio stations and affiliates around the United States. She is also the author of Talking About Abolition: A Police Free World Is Possible and Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice. She has won numerous awards, including Best TV Anchor and Best National Political Commentary from the LA Press Club, and has been nominated for Best Radio Anchor four years in a row.
ROBERTO LOVATO is an award-winning journalist, author of Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas, and Assistant Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and Le Monde Diplomatique.
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