Thousands of protesters filled the streets of downtown Tucson on Friday as part of what organizers are calling a National Shutdown. Activists are demanding that federal immigration agents stay out of their neighborhoods as part of a demonstration called “cacerolazo.”
The crowd gathered around the Tucson Federal Building, with organizer Aurora Ramirez leading the march through city streets. The protest comes as businesses across the city closed their doors and school districts in Tucson cancelled classes in anticipation of the protests.
“Today I’m out here with community members who are demanding that we keep ICE out of our neighborhoods and ultimately that we abolish these agencies that are just causing brutality in our neighborhoods,” Ramirez said…