- Protesters gathered outside the Duval County Courthouse calling for an independent investigation into the death of a 28-year-old Mexican national who was killed while fleeing federal immigration agents in St. Augustine.
A peaceful crowd gathered outside the Duval County Courthouse on Thursday evening, calling for changes to federal immigration enforcement after a 28-year-old Mexican national was killed while fleeing federal agents in St. Augustine earlier this week.
The Jacksonville Immigrant Rights Alliance organized the rally, where demonstrators called for an independent investigation into the man’s death, greater accountability from federal immigration officials and an end to local partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement through the federal 287(g) program.
The protest comes after the Florida Highway Patrol said the man was struck and killed by a semi-truck Tuesday morning after running from ICE and Homeland Security Investigations agents along State Road 16 in St. Augustine…