Sioux Falls march attracts hundreds
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — You may have noticed more protests being organized lately in KELOLAND. Thursday evening a crowd of several hundred people made their way from the Federal Courthouse to in downtown Sioux Falls to the Arc of Dreams.
The March was organized by a group called Indivisible 605. They want to being attention to people who are being deported from the US without due process.
This was one of several rallies organized to protest actions by the Trump administration. Marlon Mollet has attended several protests and says speaking up is important.
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'By standing up for our rights and for people and veterans, for workers for health care workers people who work for the VA, I think we make a noise to let our politicians know, hey we are concerned. said Mollet. 'And we want to make sure our benefits are protected, Medicare and Social Security. And if we don't have a voice, they could take it away, I don't know, hopefully they wouldn't but I think we need to let those people know that we are concerned about our benefits.'
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'I think if we don't do it, its basically telling them to go ahead and do what they want,' said Mollet.
Like Mollet, Gaylord Helmbrecht served in the military. He is concerned about DOGE cuts to the VA system.
'I hate to see too many workers get let go they are looking at possible letting 80 thousand workers go throughout the VA system and we don't know how that is going to affect our health care.
Helmbrecht says letting our elected officials know how we feel is important too.
Sandra Callies is also active in the recent protest movement. She is an advocate for women's rights. She wants people to know that they can make a difference.
'More people interested in saying I don't like this I don't like what is happening right now, when wee were out in downtown Sioux Falls on April 5th, that was the most people I've seen in Sioux Falls or South Dakota since forever, said Callies. 'And so it means there is something wrong, one and two what are we going to do about it?'
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