Immigrant rights activists surround ICE headquarters calling for the agency’s closure and for the immediate legalization of all undocumented immigrants in the US. Read more:
Singing songs in Hebrew and Spanish, a coalition of hundreds of activists, undocumented immigrants and immigrant justice activists marched from the National Mall in Washington to the headquarters of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday, calling for the agency’s closure and the immediate legalization of all undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
Julia Davidovitz, 25, a preschool teacher in Boston involved with Never Again Action, came down to D.C. for the protest. She said the partnership between Never Again and Movimiento Cosecha is meant to make clear that Jews like her won’t stay silent about the immigration crisis.Cata Santiago, 22, a member of Movimiento Cosecha, was glad to see the two groups join forces to make their message even louder.
Protesters told NBC News that since they formed a human chain around ICE’s headquarters early Tuesday afternoon, nobody had entered or left the building.
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