ROCHESTER, Minn. – A couple dozen placard-hoisting marchers gathered to protest federal immigration agents for the ambush arrest of two kitchen workers on their way to work at a Rochester restaurant. The demonstration was at Peace Plaza downtown in the bitterly cold morning. Said protester Ryan Perez: “We’re here to say ICE is not welcome here.” He said the arrests, part of Trump-ordered raids nationwide on brown-skin immigrants, was ripping hard-working people from their workplaces, their families and their friends. Meanwhile, the two restaurant workers have disappeared into an ICE custody abyss without any charges in any court and not even their names being released.
In bitter cold outside Kahler Hotel. The protest was organized by Communities Organizing Latin Power and Action. COPAL is a member-based organization established in 2018 to improve the quality of life of Hispanic families.