Group barricades inside Mayor Gloria’s office, demands meeting over ICE

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Six protesters who barricaded themselves inside the lobby area of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s office were removed by police Friday evening. The protesters demanded a meeting with the mayor, calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be removed from the San Diego community.

The group had been occupying the space since 9 a.m. Friday, putting up their own sign calling the area “The People’s Office.” After spending the morning trying to secure a meeting with Gloria, the protesters began chanting and demonstrating in the afternoon when no meeting was granted.

Around 2 p.m., the group barricaded the doors to the lobby area, which sits between the mayor’s actual office and the building entrance, and issued their formal demands…

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