Roughly 30 people, ferociously protesting federal immigration sweeps in the New Orleans area and demanding more action from local leaders, were thrown out of a New Orleans City Council meeting Thursday after some screamed at council members and pushed and shoved police.
The protesters, some of whom hailed from various anti-immigration enforcement policy groups, urged council members to declare city-owned properties “ICE-free zones” and bar federal agents from using them to stage operations.
Council members had not planned to consider such a policy shift, and Council President JP Morrell opened the meeting by warning that he would cut the mic on public comments unrelated to the agenda. Despite that, speaker after speaker called for the change…