BOSTON — Hundreds of people gathered at the State House on Tuesday to protest on-going efforts by the federal government to increase deportations of migrants.
The demonstrators marched through Beacon Hill, chanting and holding signs which largely denounced what they call a ‘reign of terror’ over immigrants.
Demonstrators marching from State House through Beacon Hill denouncing on-going efforts to ramp up deportations. Protest happening one day after President Trump authorized deployment of additional 2,000 National Guard members to help respond to LA protests #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/mVN94aUhbB
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The protest comes one day after President Trump authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to respond to similar protests in Los Angeles.
The protestors who spoke out against the Trump administration’s immigration policy said they stand in unity with protestors in Los Angeles.
“Not only are they targeting people who are undocumented, they’re going to come to a point when they can’t get more,” said demonstrator Paul Mayer. “If they’re attacking LA, they’re going to attack us!”
Protestors said they’re especially outraged over the Trump administration’s goal of arresting 3,000 immigrants a day.
If ICE meets that quota, it will add up to more than a million arrests after a year.
“We’re seeing threats of ICE showing up at schools and picking up children,” said Boston ESL teacher Amrita Dani. “A lot of students are very scared. They’re talking about ICE coming to school or seeing ICE in the neighborhood.”
Governor Maura Healey signed a statement on Monday released by the Democratic Governors Association.
It urges the Trump administration to respect state leaders’ “executive authority.”
“President Trump’s move to deploy California’s National Guard is an alarming abuse of power. Governors are the Commanders in Chief of their National Guard and the federal government activating them in their own borders without consulting or working with a state’s governor is ineffective and dangerous,” the letter states.
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