Abolish ICE Protest Guide

Oceanside: Abolish ICE
Protest + March

Friday, July 17, 2026

Mission Avenue & Canyon Drive
Oceanside, California

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Protest: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Community March: Begins at 6:00 PM

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This page contains the latest information for the Oceanside Abolish ICE Protest + March, including the event schedule, accessibility information, safety guidelines, volunteer opportunities, and community resources. Information on this page may be updated as the event approaches.

What to Expect Throughout the Day

The demonstration begins at Mission Avenue and Canyon Drive. Participants are welcome to arrive throughout the afternoon and gather along the four corners while remaining on the sidewalks.

At 6:00 PM, we will march together to the Oceanside Civic Center, led by Calpulli Omeyocan (Danza), accompanied by Banda and Diablos. Once we arrive, the evening will continue with acommunity program featuring impacted community members, local organizations, community demands, and opportunities for collective action.

The program is expected to conclude around 8:00 PM.

March Route: The community march is approximately 1.2 miles and takes about 30 minutes to complete. The route begins at Mission Avenue & Canyon Drive and continues to the Oceanside Civic Center (library area).

Route Note: Due to ongoing construction, participants will use the south sidewalk along Mission Avenue while traveling toward the Oceanside Civic Center.

Participating in the Protest

We encourage everyone to remain on the sidewalks throughout the demonstration and to follow all traffic laws and traffic signals. Volunteers wearing safety vests will be available throughout the event, and we encourage participants to follow their guidance to help keep everyone safe.

Whenever possible, we encourage everyone to remain together during the community march. Together, we can help create a welcoming environment for everyone.

If you arrive after the march has begun, you may meet the group at the Oceanside Civic Center or join the march along the route if it can be done safely.

Photographs and videos may be taken throughout the event for community documentation and media purposes. If you have questions or concerns, please speak with a volunteer wearing a safety vest.

Families, youth, elders, and community members of all backgrounds are welcome.

We encourage everyone to stay focused on why we're gathering. Our purpose is to stand with our communities rather than engage with counterprotesters or agitators.

Participating by Vehicle

If you are unable to participate on foot, joining by vehicle is another way to show support.

We encourage everyone driving to:

Follow all traffic laws and signals.
Yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Avoid blocking intersections or driveways.
Display signs or flags in ways that do not obstruct visibility.
Follow guidance from volunteers or public safety officials related to traffic flow.

Preparing for the Protest

We encourage participants to bring:

Water
Comfortable walking shoes
Comfortable, weather appropriate clothing
Sunscreen, a hat, or other sun protection if desired
Signs, banners, or other creative ways to share your message
Face covering
Portable phone charger
Any medications you may need

Community Care

Available throughout the event:

Water and basic supplies
Spanish interpretation will be available during the community program
A community care station with basic first aid supplies and Know Your Rights materials
A space to pause, rest, and reconnect if you need a moment during the event

This demonstration may bring up strong emotions. We recognize that Black, Indigenous, and other communities directly impacted by policing, detention, deportation, and family separation may be carrying additional weight throughout the day. We encourage everyone to ground themselves in ways that feel supportive, while centering and following the leadership of those most directly impacted.If you need a moment, step away, get water, reconnect with your body, mind, spirit, or heart, and rejoin when you feel ready.

We also invite everyone to remember that the land holding this gathering is alive and holds each of us, along with everything each of us may be carrying that day. If it feels meaningful to you, consider taking a moment to connect with the land in your own way, whether through a prayer, chant, song, dance, silence, tears, gratitude, a smile, or simply being present. As part of caring for the land that is holding us, we invite everyone to leave the space with care by picking up after themselves and honoring the places where we gather.

Know Your Rights

If you interact with law enforcement during the demonstration, remain calm and avoid escalating the situation.

You have the right to remain silent and to ask whether you are free to leave.

If you choose to document the event, please be mindful of the privacy and safety of those around you.

Learn more:

Digital Safety: This demonstration will take place in a public space. Photos and videos may be taken by community members, media, organizers, or others in attendance. They may also be shared publicly, including online. We encourage everyone to participate in ways that feel right for them and to take any digital or personal safety precautions that are important to them, such as reviewing privacy settings, locking their phone, or limiting personally identifiable information.

Additional Know Your Rights materials will also be available at the Community Care Station.

What We're Calling For

Abolish ICE and Border Patrol. We demand migra free communities.
Justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. We call for accountability and an end to deaths caused by immigration enforcement.
Justice for Joan Sebastián Guerrero. We call for accountability following the fatal shooting of Joan Sebastián Guerrero by a federal immigration agent in Maine.
Keep families together. No family should be separated through detention, deportation, or immigration enforcement.
Build an Oceanside where all families can live with dignity and without fear. We call on local leadership to reject collaboration with immigration enforcement and to build a community where all families can live with dignity and without fear.

North County San Diego Community Self-Defense Coalition Points of Unity

Several of the organizations participating in this demonstration are part of the North County San Diego Community Self Defense Coalition. The following Points of Unity reflect some of the shared political commitments that guide this work:

We struggle for the self determination of oppressed people and future generations.
We demand migra free communities.
Money for education, housing, healthcare, and community needs, not war.
Close immigration detention centers and prisons.
This land belongs to Indigenous people.

What's Next?

Community change doesn't end when the demonstration concludes. If this work resonates with you, we invite you to continue organizing alongside others in Oceanside and North County San Diego.

There are many ways to stay involved. You can attend future community events, join an organization, volunteer, participate in community defense efforts, or support outreach, mutual aid, and political education.

The following organizations will be present or connected to this work:

Human Rights Council of Oceanside