What I Saw at the ICE Out for Good Protests this Weekend
Susan J. Demas
The No Kings rallies last year were joyous, boisterous events that drew millions across the country. Over the weekend, there were more somber and resolute protests that cropped up just days after ICE killed mother and poet Renee Good in Minneapolis.
Thousands turned out more than 1,000 ICE Out for Good demonstrations on Jan. 10 and 11. By now, you’ve seen the videos of ICE agents threatening people and protestors being tear-gassed in Minneapolis. You’ve heard the chilling reports about the military-style checkpoints in the city and agents going door-to-door, allegedly hunting for illegal immigrants.
And at the peaceful rally of about 500 on Sunday in Las Vegas, I counted about 100 law enforcement officials mulling around, many in full riot gear — which seemed like a tad of an overreaction to an event marked by prayers and folk music.
But in spite of these intimidation tactics, thousands of Americans were undeterred. We exercised our First Amendment rights, because there’s nothing more American than that. And if the Trump regime decides to keep coming for those rights, they’ll have a hell of a fight on their hands.
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