Thousands of protesters filled streets and campuses across the United States on Tuesday, marking the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second term with coordinated demonstrations against his administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown.
Marches unfolded from Washington to smaller cities such as Asheville, North Carolina and across university campuses, fueled by public anger over aggressive enforcement tactics and the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good, a U.S. citizen, by an immigration officer in Minneapolis earlier this month.
Videos circulating online showed crowds chanting slogans such as “No ICE, no KKK, no fascist USA,” while students in Cleveland shouted, “No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here.” In Santa Fe, New Mexico, high school students walked out of class to attend a “Stop ICE Terror” rally at the state capitol.
The Trump administration has argued it is acting on a clear voter mandate to deport millions of people living in the country illegally.
Yet recent polling suggests broad public disapproval of the use of force by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies, a gap underscored by the scale and geographic spread of the protests.
