Students marched in downtown Los Angeles to protest Donald Trump's immigration policies, with a notable display of graffiti that targeted various historic sites. This act of tagging, particularly on the Italian Hall, unintentionally highlighted the complex relationship between past immigrant struggles and present activism. While the graffiti expressed strong opposition to ICE and Trump, the choice of locations, often significant to immigrant history, brought forth a poignant irony, reflecting on the enduring fight for immigrant rights and recognition.
The historic structure, built in 1908, houses the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles. Back in the day, the hall hosted the very kind of radical politics the students were espousing in this week's protests.
The placas were almost all the same, referencing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the president: 'F- ICE.' 'F- Donald Trump.'
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