Veterans, advocates and their supporters met in downtown Tucson, wearing red or holding roses, which are a symbol of anti-authoritarianism and solidarity for the immigrant community.
Tucsonans gathered at Veinte de Agosto Park early Saturday afternoon to listen to activists, advocates and lawmakers speak out against the current Trump administration, the deportations and detentions, especially those of veterans. That’s an issue some of the activists say has been happening for decades.
One of those speakers, U.S. Navy veteran Alex Murillo spent over a decade in Mexico due to a marijuana possession conviction…