ICE Deportations Leave Empty Seats at Graduation Ceremonies in Washington State

ICE deportations leave empty seats at graduation ceremonies in Washington state

More than 140,000 people were deported from the U.S. in President Donald Trump’s first three months in office. Many of those people left behind teenagers who are now graduating from high school without their parents in the audience to cheer them on and celebrate their accomplishment.

Hundreds rally at Victory Park to protest ICE deportations

Longtime activist David Cruz says he aspires to the famed advice often cited from fellow activist and former U.S. Congressman John Lewis: “Get in good trouble.” The long-time Central Valley resident and worker was one of hundreds of protesters who rallied at Stockton’s Victory Park on Wednesday evening against recent deportations. Cruz says he’s been helping to organize marches since high school, including those with Dolores Huerta, an American …

Hundreds of Protesters Rally Against ICE

By John Donegan More than 500 demonstrators gathered in downtown Tuesday to decry recent federal immigration raids and demand the Long Beach City Council allocate millions of dollars more to a municipal fund that provides legal aid for those facing deportation. Protesters began assembling at Harvey Milk Promenade Park around 3 p.m. before marching the half-mile route to the Long Beach Civic Center, where a 5 p.m. rally was scheduled to push the …