As immigration raids continue, ICE protests spread coast to coast

The event targeted ICE raids and the travel ban Trump imposed on 12 countries worldwide this week, with restrictions on people from seven more countries.

In Philadelphia, police clashed with protesters outside the Federal Detention Center in Center City, where 14 people were arrested on allegations ranging from disorderly conduct to aggravated assault, police said in a statement. Two police officers and two people who were arrested sustained minor injuries, they said.

Protesters also gathered in Boston, Washington, and Baltimore.

Texas, the South and the Midwest

More than a dozen protesters were arrested in Austin, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said on X early Tuesday.

“Peaceful protesting is legal. But once you cross the line, you will be arrested. FAFO,” Abbott wrote on X.

Austin police said in a statement that protesters marched Monday night from the Texas Capitol to the JJ Pickle Federal Building, near where four officers were injured as some threw rocks their way. Officers retreated before using less-lethal rounds and “gas” to get an upper hand and disperse crowds, the police department said.

Among allegations against those arrested in Austin, police said, were rioting, criminal mischief and harassment of a public servant, it said.

The Daily Texan reported that nearly 500 gathered at the Texas Capitol on Monday, while hundreds gathered in San Antonio, according to Spectrum News 1.

At least one person was arrested Monday in Dallas, police said, with charges pending, as protesters and law enforcement met in a standoff that shut down a busy intersection.

Rallies and demonstrations also took place in Charlotte, North Carolina; Atlanta; Louisville, Kentucky; Memphis, Tennessee; Chicago; Detroit; and Oklahoma City.

Rallies were also planned for Tuesday, including in Columbus, Ohio, Chicago and Atlanta.

A sedan veered toward protesters in Chicago on Tuesday, but no one was injured, police and fire officials told NBC Chicago. The driver was taken into custody, the station said.

Noem signaled Tuesday that she would continue the agency’s program of raids and deportations despite the widespread protests.

“ICE will continue to enforce the law,” she said.