Thousands of Orange County residents hit the streets Saturday and protested against the recent ICE sweeps that have upended immigrant communities throughout the county – especially in the Latino majority City of Santa Ana.
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At least 3,000 people gathered at La Palma Park in Anaheim at 4 p.m. for the “No Kings” protest, railing against the immigration enforcement tactics of Immigration and Customs Border officials, Department of Homeland Security officers and Customs and Border Patrol Agents during recent sweeps across OC.
Carolina Mendez, digital organizer for the Latino advocacy group, Mijente, told a large crowd that the pushback against the immigration sweeps is up to the county’s youth.
“You’re qualified for leadership,” Mendez said, speaking in the middle of La Palma Park on a stage…