ICE raid protests outside Tacoma's Northwest Detention Center
As long-threatened ICE raids were due to begin in major cities around the country, protesters gathered in Tacoma outside the Northwest Detention Center to share their frustrations.
The event was scheduled for Saturday, but was postponed when the area turned into a crime scene after police shot and killed a man they said was throwing “incendiary devices” over a fence and trying to ignite a propane tank.
The crowd wanted their event to be loud so their voices could overcome the fences, penetrate the walls at the facility, and send a message to the people inside. They wanted everyone inside to know they’re “not alone.”
“The immigration system that has been created through ICE dehumanizes people. It tortures people, and we're going to stand against that as we have done for many years, and we will continue doing so until this place is shut down," organizer Maru Mora Villalpando said.
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