Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have ramped up enforcement efforts at the Lee County Detention Facility, ...

Louisiana in 2022 struck Robert E. Lee Day and Confederate Memorial ... s practice of commemorating Lee on the same day as King, leaving only Alabama and Mississippi remaining.

Mississippi is one of two states that recognizes Martin Luther King Junior Day as a dual holiday, shared with Robert E. Lee.

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in ...

Lee instead. Alabama and Mississippi have recognized Robert E. Lee Day as a state holiday since the early 1900s, later combining it with the federal celebration of King, which President Ronald ...

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state ...