The demonstration in Galveston was one of many held in the Houston area, the state of Texas and across the country over the weekend following the recent shooting deaths of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minnesota.
More than 500 protesters marched down a portion of Seawall Boulevard as they echoed chants and held signs with written phrases such as “ICE out” on Sunday afternoon. The Galveston Island Democrats, who organized the demonstration, said they were peacefully protesting the federal government’s immigration enforcement tactics.
It was one of many demonstrations held in the Houston area, the state of Texas and across the country over the weekend following the recent shooting deaths of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minnesota. Hundreds of protesters also marched through Houston streets in early January…