Protesters marched in major cities across the United States, calling for an end to the immigration crackdown promoted by the Trump administration this Friday (30).
Protests began in Minneapolis, with demonstrators braving freezing winter temperatures chanting “ICE out!”
Later, community members gathered at a lake in the city and formed a human “SOS” in protest against the attacks in the city, according to the city’s affiliate. CNNDOG.
In , protesters gathered and displayed several signs, some reading: “Protesting ICE is not a crime” and “Justice for all victims of ICE terror.”
The crowd then began marching through the streets of Manhattan.
The cry of protest echoed across the country on Friday (30), in different cities, but the demands of the people and the posters they carried reflected the request for the end of federal immigration actions.
In Atlanta, protesters gathered along a street, beating drums and chanting in unison: “Immigrants are welcome here!”
Organizers gave speeches and musicians performed in a San Antonio city park – with many clapping along – before beginning the march, the San Antonio affiliate reported. CNNKABB.
A huge gathering gathered in downtown Los Angeles in front of City Hall, with some protesters waving flags and holding signs while standing on a wall of the building, aerial footage from CNN affiliate KABC showed.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, another large group of protesters marched through the city’s streets, according to footage from CNN affiliate KOAT.
Other large protests took place in Columbia, South Carolina; Philadelphia; Chicago; Milwaukee; Phoenix; Denver; and Austin, Texas.
A group of protesters outside a federal building in Los Angeles threw objects while cornering police and Department of Homeland Security agents, who then fired pepper balls and hit them with orange pepper spray in a heated confrontation.
Shortly afterward, many protesters moved away from the federal building and onto a nearby street, where police officers formed a line in front of them, pushing protesters back.
O Los Angeles Police Department issued a dispersal order for protesters near the federal building, giving them “10 minutes to leave or you may be arrested.”
