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News Topical, Digital Desk : Protests are spreading across the country against the raids of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the US and the move by President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles. It is feared that these protests will continue over the weekend as well.
The Trump administration has said immigration raids will continue
Activists have also said that they will hold even bigger demonstrations in the coming days. The special thing is that a military parade is to be held in Washington DC on Saturday. However, the Trump administration has said that immigration raids and deportations will continue.
Many demonstrations in the country are peaceful
Many of the protests in the country have been peaceful, with demonstrators chanting slogans and holding placards. However, some demonstrations have led to clashes with police, hundreds of arrests and the use of force to disperse crowds.
In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 National Guard and 2,000 state police to deal with protesters opposing President Trump and ICE raids.
These American cities plan to protest
He did not say where the deployment would be, but some were seen at demonstration sites in San Antonio. More demonstrations are planned on Saturday in San Antonio as well as in Texas cities like Houston, Austin and Dallas.
As demonstrations took place across the country on Tuesday and Wednesday, hundreds of protesters in Seattle marched in the evening to a federal building where immigration cases are heard. Some dragged a dumpster nearby and set it on fire. A sign on the building read, “Abolish ICE Now.”
86 people detained during protests in Lower Manhattan
In New York City, police detained 86 people during a demonstration in Foley Square in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. Protesters chanting slogans such as "Get ICE out of New York" also rallied near the ICE center and federal courthouses. About 2,500 people attended the demonstration.
In San Antonio, more than 400 people gathered outside City Hall in the evening for an anti-ICE protest. The protest was largely peaceful. In Philadelphia, about 150 protesters gathered outside the Federal Detention Center and marched to ICE headquarters, then back to the detention center.
About 200 protesters gathered outside the immigration court in San Francisco
Police ordered a group marching on a major street to disperse and when they ignored the orders, officers arrested 15 of them. In San Francisco, about 200 protesters gathered outside the immigration court. The number of protesters in the city swelled to thousands on Sunday and Monday and more than 150 people were arrested.
17 people arrested in a protest in Chicago
In Chicago, 17 people were arrested at a demonstration Tuesday evening when they blocked a downtown plaza and occupied surrounding streets. In Denver, protesters gathered in front of the Colorado State Capitol, holding signs that read, "Show your faces, ICE cowards."
Curfew imposed in downtown after protests
These protesters were seen marching on two main roads and blocking traffic. Police used smoke and pepper balls to control them. Police have arrested 17 people. A curfew has been imposed in downtown Spokane, Washington after a demonstration outside an ICE office.
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