"Hundreds of people gathered Saturday morning at downtown Los Angeles' 6th Street Bridge to protest the Trump administration's immigration policies that have left many migrant communities shaken. More than a dozen local unions, immigration rights organizations and elected officials gathered for the "We The People Are Rising," calling for an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, racial profiling and government attacks on freedom of speech - exemplified for many by the brief cancellation of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," which is filmed locally in Hollywood."
""Trump wants to silent voices," said David Huerta, labor president of and SEIU Local 1000, who attended the rally as a keynote speaker. "He wants to silence the working people. He wants to silence the voice of immigrants. And so right now, we have to be louder and make sure our voices are heard." Huerta, who was detained and injured by federal agents while documenting a raid in June, described ICE's tactics as "cruel." "The biggest difference between previous administrations and the current one is anger and cruelty," he said. "They consider us an enemy within the country and weaponize the very government that's supposed to represent us.""
Hundreds gathered at downtown Los Angeles' 6th Street Bridge under the banner "We The People Are Rising" to oppose recent immigration enforcement actions. Local unions, immigration rights groups and elected officials called for stopping ICE raids, racial profiling and governmental attacks on free speech. Speakers described ICE tactics as cruel and said the current administration treats immigrants as an internal enemy. Local businesses report declining customers because residents fear federal agents could detain them in public. Rally participants emphasized louder collective action to protect immigrants and keep enforcement out of schools, hospitals and communities.
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