Billionaire Christy Walton Appears To Take Out Ad Calling For ICE To Release 70% Of Detainees
Mar 22, 2026
Walmart heiress Christy Walton appears to have taken out a full page ad in Sunday’s New York Times calling to release the reported 70% of people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody being held without a criminal record, in her latest public display opposing the Trump administration.
The ad begins with a reprinting of the text of the Fourth Amendment—the clause in the Bill of Rights protecting Americans against unlawful searches and seizures and requiring probable cause for warrants.
A digital version of the ad cites a study published last November by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, which found that 73% of people in ICE custody since October 2025 had no previous criminal conviction, while only 8% had previous convictions for either violent or property crimes.
The ad calls on the government to “free the 70% of those in custody of ICE without a criminal conviction” and “hold due process on those who remain.”
The ad does not appear connected to a wider organization or protest, like her full page ad placed last year promoting the “No Kings” protests was, and the text states its “views represented here are solely those of Christy Walton.”
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/03/22/billionaire-christy-walton-appears-to-take-out-ad-calling-for-ice-to-release-70-of-detainees/
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