This Saturday, a local activist group will hold a rally outside of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. The demonstration is part of the national “Communities Not Cages” day of action.
Indivisible Mid-Pinellas is joining the push for peaceful action this weekend. Their rally aims to bring awareness to the expansion of immigration detention across the country. Protesters will be targeting the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office’s 287(g) agreement, a deal that allows local officers to detain immigrants for ICE.
Cathy O’Gara, a member of the steering committee for Indivisible Mid-Pinellas, says their goal is to push for immigrants to have due process…