At 1:00pm on February 7th, 2026, 200 people gathered in a rally against ICE on the steps of the Springfield Federal Courthouse. Organized by the Western Massachusetts Area Labor Federation (WMALF), this rally, entitled "Working People Against ICE", hosted speakers from a multitude of unions and community organizations, as well as intermissions for music and popular collective chants such as "¡El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido!".  This rally did not only serve as a call to action for the people, but as a message to state and federal legislators, with the WMALF expressing three demands: