"Organizers, led by the national grassroots organization 50501, say today's protests are a response to a series of recent deaths involving federal immigration agents, including the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis earlier this month, the homicide of Geraldo Campos in an immigration detention facility in Texas and the shooting of Keith Porter Jr by an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Los Angeles. Activists said the killings reflect what they see as a broader pattern of excessive force, detention abuses and the militarization of immigration enforcement."
"The national day of action is about fighting back against the escalations that the Trump administration has taken against the American people over the past year, said Hunter Dunn, a national press coordinator for 50501 and organizer in southern California. Reports about the killings of Porter and Campos, the ones not captured on camera, and so many others have pierced the veil for many people who until now were unaware of how bad things had gotten."
"Among the demonstrations are vigils for people killed and detained by ICE, overpass banner actions, sidewalk protests, marches and community training sessions to help people learn how to observe ICE and pressure elected officials to take action against Trump's immigration crackdown. In major cities and small towns from California to Maine, protests are expected outside ICE detention centers, ICE field offices and congressional district offices. Demonstrators are also expected to gather at airports to protest airlines, including Global Crossing Airlines, that transport people as part of federal deportations. Protesters are also calling for lawmakers to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security until ICE and CBP agents are removed from communities."
More than 300 demonstrations are expected across all 50 states and Washington DC under the name ICE Out of Everywhere. Organizers led by the national grassroots organization 50501 said the protests respond to recent deaths involving federal immigration agents, including fatal shootings in Minneapolis, a homicide in a Texas detention facility, and a shooting in Los Angeles by an off-duty ICE officer. Activists characterize the killings as part of a broader pattern of excessive force, detention abuses, and militarization of immigration enforcement. Actions include vigils, overpass banners, sidewalk protests, marches, community trainings, and gatherings at ICE facilities, field offices, congressional offices, and airports. Protesters call for lawmakers to cut Department of Homeland Security funding until ICE and CBP agents are removed from communities.
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