"Demonstrators gathered at the historic Placita Olvera marketplace. A banner fluttered above reading, From Los Angeles to Minneapolis, stop ICE terror. As the afternoon light began to fade, speakers led chants to abolish ICE and urged ICE out of Minnesota, ICE out of L.A. They carried signs printed with messages America hates ICE and Drop the charges on Minnesota activists."
"She said local city officials had created funds to aid families impacted by raids, but criticized some of those same officials for approving surveillance technology used by law enforcement. Adi Renee, an educator who spoke at the rally said that Minneapolis protests, during which thousands of workers and hundreds of businesses shut down on Friday, had shown that labor unions could help to lead a political strike against ICE and the Trump administration. I'm really grateful to Minneapolis, she said."
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday evening at the Placita Olvera marketplace in downtown Los Angeles to protest the shooting death of a 37-year-old man by immigration officers in Minneapolis. Protesters carried banners and signs reading From Los Angeles to Minneapolis, stop ICE terror; America hates ICE; and Drop the charges on Minnesota activists, and chanted to abolish ICE and demand ICE out of Minnesota and Los Angeles. Speakers criticized local officials for approving surveillance technology even while creating funds for families affected by raids, and urged labor unions to call political strikes against ICE and the Trump administration. The crowd grew to about 400 people, marched down Los Angeles Street, blocked traffic, and congregated outside the federal building as a police helicopter circled overhead.
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