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Fourth of July parade float depicting ICE mocked as racist, xenophobic
A parade float in Traprock Valley, Michigan, featured people in costumes with signs reading 'Houghton County ICE' and a mock border hotline, drawing accusations that it mocked Mexicans and immigrants. Community groups demanded the county commissioner tied to the parade resign.
- Traprock Valley, United States
- Severity 1 of 5 — Discriminatory speech or policy