As many have seen across social media and in news headlines, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been deployed across several major cities across the nation. Whether it be during elementary school graduations, or right on the streets in downtown metros like Los Angeles and New York.
What about here in Louisville? According to Mayor Craig Greenberg, he is “proud that Louisville is a city with many immigrants.” At least that’s what he told the public during a demonstration outside of Metro Hall on Tuesday, just after the president of the United States weaponized the National Guard against protestors in Los Angeles this week.
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“Immigrants make our city richer, stronger, and more vibrant. We’ve got wonderful entrepreneurs. We’ve got wonderful teachers. They are a part of the fabric of our city,” he said. “I am the grandson of immigrants who fled Nazi Germany.”
According to ICE data—which, let’s be honest, probably doesn’t hold a lot of weight (but it’s the best we’ve got so far)—there have been just over 2,000 arrests made in the Chicago “area of responsibility,” which covers states like Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky. Despite some idea of how many people have been taken, there is no clear data for Louisville itself currently made available to the public.
ICE Detention Statistics, which should be updated with every arrest, shows no record of any person currently detained:
As more ICE raids continue to rage on against Americans “from sea to shining sea,” many are taking up signs and putting their American-soil-born bodies in front of the action, including major protests like “No Kings Day” coming up this Saturday, June 14. According to data from NoKings.org, there are over 1,500 “No Kings Day” events across the US, with some estimates pushing that number up to 1,800 protests, with a few key areas in the Louisville Metro, including in front of Metro Hall, and one in front of Courthouse Plaza in New Albany, IN.
And as those protests build momentum, Greenberg says there won’t be a need for the National Guard, but I don’t think he got the memo that Newsom didn’t ask for a police state either when Trump decided to send them.
“There is no need for the National Guard here,” Greenberg said. “[Police] Chief Humphrey and his team have planned for incidents. Our goal is to prevent any escalation to respect the rights of people who are protesting and to protect property, to protect individuals.”
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This article appears in Jun 6-19, 2025.