Politics & Government
More Anti-ICE Protesters Descend On Philly ICE Building
Two weeks after people were cited at an anti-ICE protest at 8th and Cherry streets, about two dozen protesters showed up Wednesday.
PHILADELPHIA – Anti-ICE protesters are not letting the recent arrests and police break up of a protest encampment as about two dozen more protesters descended on the ICE building Wednesday morning.
Protesters showed up the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building at 8th and Cherry Streets Wednesday.
Anti-ICE protesters call for the abolition of the agency, the closure of a detainment center in Berks County, and the city to end its crime data sharing with ICE. District Attorney Larry Krasner himself said he will not support continuing that partnership.
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Wednesday, protesters marched from the ICE building to City Hall, where a protest encampment has been set up since the July 5 protest, briefly disrupting traffic during the march.
On July 5, 7 anti-ICE protesters were arrested and cited for failure to disperse after blocking doors to the ICE building.
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Those citations brought the total amount issued to anti-ICE protesters 42 following citations issued on Friday, June 29 and Thursday, July 5.
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