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Denver joined a nationwide ICE OUT day, with schools canceled and many businesses closing as students and teachers walked out to protest ICE actions and deportations; the demonstrations stretched from downtown to the Capitol, echoing events in Minneapolis and organized as a peaceful, no-school/no-work/no-shopping day across the Denver metro area.
At Sundance, celebrities wore ICE OUT pins and joined panels on democracy, free expression and immigration as real-world politics intruded on the festival vibe; Ava DuVernay and others spoke at events like the ACLU gathering while stars such as Natalie Portman, Jenna Ortega and Olivia Wilde urged action against ICE, as protests near Main Street highlighted the clash between art and politics.
At Sundance, Olivia Wilde wore an 'ICE Out' pin on the red carpet and condemned ICE violence, saying the country is hurting and people are being murdered. She urged film-goers to support protests and efforts to delegitimize ICE, reflecting a moment of activism amid the festival’s celebrations.