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Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Dozens rally in DeKalb County in ‘A Day Without Immigrants' protest
On Monday, immigrants in cities across the country and in the metro Atlanta area participated in 'A Day Without Immigrants' protest. Immigrants and those who support them were instructed not to work, spend money or go to school. 'Showing folks in Georgia and around the country just how important immigrants are in every facet of society,' Kyle Gomez-Leineweber, Director of Policy and Advocacy at GALEO told Channel 2's Audrey Washington. GALEO is a Latin community development fund that works to increase leadership. TRENDING STORIES: Fort Moore changed back to Fort Benning -- sort of Apalachee High School football coach steps down for PTSD, anxiety counseling 2 accused in Atlanta shooting that led to death of 6-month-old boy to face judge 'We're seeing narratives that are simply false and targeting the immigrant community,' Gomez-Leineweber said. Organizers said both the protest and the rally are in response to what they consider to be escalating attacks on immigrants across the country and in metro Atlanta. During the last 'Day Without Immigrants' protest in February, Georgia GOP Chairman Josh McKoon addressed targeted ICE arrests and the subsequent protests that followed. 'I think there is going to be a short-term blip as people understand what is actually going on,' McKoon said. 'This administration is removing dangerous threats to our community, criminal, illegal aliens. People who are in the country legally have nothing to be afraid of.' But rally organizer Natalie Villasana told Washington what's going on is a nationwide push back from immigrants to ultimately send a message. 'We're saying an end to mass deportation, abolish ICE and full rights to all immigrants,' Villasana said.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Dozens rally in DeKalb County in ‘A Day Without Immigrants' protest
On Monday, immigrants in cities across the country and in the metro Atlanta area participated in 'A Day Without Immigrants' protest. Immigrants and those who support them were instructed not to work, spend money or go to school. 'Showing folks in Georgia and around the country just how important immigrants are in every facet of society,' Kyle Gomez-Leineweber, Director of Policy and Advocacy at GALEO told Channel 2's Audrey Washington. GALEO is a Latin community development fund that works to increase leadership. TRENDING STORIES: Fort Moore changed back to Fort Benning -- sort of Apalachee High School football coach steps down for PTSD, anxiety counseling 2 accused in Atlanta shooting that led to death of 6-month-old boy to face judge 'We're seeing narratives that are simply false and targeting the immigrant community,' Gomez-Leineweber said. Organizers said both the protest and the rally are in response to what they consider to be escalating attacks on immigrants across the country and in metro Atlanta. During the last 'Day Without Immigrants' protest in February, Georgia GOP Chairman Josh McKoon addressed targeted ICE arrests and the subsequent protests that followed. 'I think there is going to be a short-term blip as people understand what is actually going on,' McKoon said. 'This administration is removing dangerous threats to our community, criminal, illegal aliens. People who are in the country legally have nothing to be afraid of.' But rally organizer Natalie Villasana told Washington what's going on is a nationwide push back from immigrants to ultimately send a message. 'We're saying an end to mass deportation, abolish ICE and full rights to all immigrants,' Villasana said.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Boy, 14, arrested in stabbing at L.A. protest against Trump's immigration orders
Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in the stabbing of another teen at a protest in downtown Los Angeles against President Trump's immigration policies. The male victim, 17, was in critical condition. The suspect was arrested Tuesday in the Rampart area on suspicion of attempted murder, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. No update was available on the condition of the stabbing victim. The violence broke out during the sixth consecutive day of rallies in support of immigrants' rights and against Trump's deportation orders. Hundreds of high school students have been walking out of class to join the demonstrations downtown, which continue to take place daily. Read more: Why L.A. students walked out of school and protested mass deportations Officers responded to reports of a stabbing that took place after a fight broke out at a demonstration near City Hall around 1:35 p.m. Friday, police said. An order to disperse was issued in the 200 block of North Spring Street, and the victim was transported to a hospital. The protest then moved to the 6th Street Viaduct, prompting a temporary closure of the bridge, police said. During the rallies, protesters have been waving flags from Mexico and Central American countries, bearing signs with messages such as 'MAGA — Mexicans always get across,' and leaving graffiti on buildings and bus stops condemning Trump and immigration officials. In a separate incident, Martin Richard Torres, 42, was charged with felony vandalism Monday after he allegedly threw books at cars on the 101 Freeway. Torres was among thousands of people marching across an overpass Feb. 3 as part of 'A Day Without Immigrants' demonstrations. On that day, the Los Angeles Unified School District saw attendance drop to 66%, down from 93% for the year. One of the books tossed from the overpass allegedly hit a driver. Although no crash or injury was reported, Torres has been charged with a felony because of the risk his actions posed to others, according to L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman. Since taking office, Trump has vowed to carry out the largest deportation effort in U.S. history and declared a national emergency at the southern border. He has issued executive orders limiting legal pathways for entering the U.S., bolstering efforts to seal off the U.S.-Mexico border and promoting sweeps to round up and deport people who are not authorized to be in the country. According to a leaked memo obtained by The Times, federal law enforcement agents are planning to carry out a 'large-scale' immigration enforcement action in the Los Angeles area before the end of the month. Read more: Leaked document says 'large scale' immigration enforcement action coming soon to L.A. Some of Trump's orders, including an effort to end birthright citizenship, have been challenged and temporarily blocked in court. There are an estimated 11 million to 15 million immigrants who lack documentation in the U.S., including more than 2 million in California. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
13-02-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Boy, 14, arrested in stabbing at L.A. protest against Trump's immigration orders
Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in the stabbing of another teen at a protest in downtown Los Angeles against President Trump's immigration policies. The male victim, 17, was in critical condition. The suspect was arrested Tuesday in the Rampart area on suspicion of attempted murder, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. No update was available on the condition of the stabbing victim. The violence broke out during the sixth consecutive day of rallies in support of immigrants' rights and against Trump's deportation orders. Hundreds of high school students have been walking out of class to join the demonstrations downtown, which continue to take place daily. Officers responded to reports of a stabbing that took place after a fight broke out at a demonstration near City Hall around 1:35 p.m. Friday, police said. An order to disperse was issued in the 200 block of North Spring Street, and the victim was transported to a hospital. The protest then moved to the 6th Street Viaduct, prompting a temporary closure of the bridge, police said. During the rallies, protesters have been waving flags from Mexico and Central American countries, bearing signs with messages such as 'MAGA — Mexicans always get across,' and leaving graffiti on buildings and bus stops condemning Trump and immigration officials. In a separate incident, Martin Richard Torres, 42, was charged with felony vandalism Monday after he allegedly threw books at cars on the 101 Freeway. Torres was among thousands of people marching across an overpass Feb. 3 as part of 'A Day Without Immigrants' demonstrations. On that day, the Los Angeles Unified School District saw attendance drop to 66%, down from 93% for the year. One of the books tossed from the overpass allegedly hit a driver. Although no crash or injury was reported, Torres has been charged with a felony because of the risk his actions posed to others, according to L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman. Since taking office, Trump has vowed to carry out the largest deportation effort in U.S. history and declared a national emergency at the southern border. He has issued executive orders limiting legal pathways for entering the U.S., bolstering efforts to seal off the U.S.-Mexico border and promoting sweeps to round up and deport people who are not authorized to be in the country. According to a leaked memo obtained by The Times, federal law enforcement agents are planning to carry out a 'large-scale' immigration enforcement action in the Los Angeles area before the end of the month. Some of Trump's orders, including an effort to end birthright citizenship, have been challenged and temporarily blocked in court. There are an estimated 11 million to 15 million immigrants who lack documentation in the U.S., including more than 2 million in California.
USA Today
09-02-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
PNJ top news stories: 'A Day without Immigrants,' UWF protest and new downtown townhomes
PNJ top news stories: 'A Day without Immigrants,' UWF protest and new downtown townhomes Here's a roundup of our top stories from the past week. With a subscription to the Pensacola News Journal, you will receive full access to the work done by our journalists and photographers as they head out every day to help inform and explain the important issues affecting your community. 'A Day Without Immigrants' reaches Pensacola: A dozen restaurants close in solidarity Dozens of Northwest Florida restaurateurs joined the nation Monday in 'A Day Without Immigrants,' a day-long demonstration that opposed the immigration crackdown and deportation policies planned by President Donald Trump and highlighted the role immigrants play in U.S. culture and economics. Grace Resendez McCaffery, owner of La Costa Latina newspaper, said she saw dozens of restaurants spanning from Mobile, Alabama, to Walton County that closed Monday in solidarity. 'A lot of businesses and restaurants are closing today in support of the immigrant community, locally and nationally,' she told the News Journal Monday. 'The point is to feel the impact that our immigrant community has in our community, in our country. I think it's also a sign of support … it's just acknowledgement that it is an immigrant community that feeds them.' 'A Day Without Immigrants': A dozen Pensacola restaurants close in solidarity 49 baseball players to watch during 2025 season from Escambia, Santa Rosa counties Hot dogs, apple pie, Chevrolet ... And baseball. That's not the iconic Chevrolet commercial slogan's correct order, but you get the gist. Baseball season for the Florida High School Athletic Association is here. The preseason began Monday, with the regular season kicking off on Feb. 10. After a standout 2024 campaign that saw Jay win the Class 1A state championship, and other programs make solid postseason runs like Pace (6A) and Pensacola Catholic (3A), there appears to be some strong contenders once again entering the 2025 season. Baseball players to watch: 49 baseball players to watch during 2025 season from Escambia, Santa Rosa counties Escambia Code Enforcement says Offentsive women's camp must close Lisha Banks, 59, has been staying in a tent behind Offentsive, a homeless and addiction outreach group, since Escambia County shut down the Beggs Lane camp last December. It was in response to a new state law that made camping on public property illegal. Like many women on the street, Lisha is working to get back on her feet and she didn't have a place she felt safe to go. In response to situations like Lisha's, the year-old not-for-profit allowed women to pitch tents in the fenced in area behind their office on Fairfield Drive in Pensacola. However, Escambia County now says the camp must close because the tents aren't allowed under a county ordinance recently passed in response to the same state law banning camping on publicly owned property. 'I don't understand,' Banks said. 'They throw us off the street, and now they're trying to put us back on the street. Our only options is jail or a shelter, you know? This is our house.' Full story: Escambia Code Enforcement says Offentsive women's camp must close UWF students, community members protest DeSantis' conservative trustee appointments Students, alumni and community members came together Tuesday to protest a slew of conservative appointments to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees that they fear will change the university for the worse. About 200 people gathered Tuesday afternoon on Cannon Green on the UWF campus. Rowan Hoff, a freshman from Pensacola, said he came out to protest new UWF Trustee Chairman Scott Yenor and the other conservative board members' "misogynist agenda." 'The misogynist message that women shouldn't be in STEM, women shouldn't be in college, women shouldn't be educated, and they instead should be focused on being mothers has no place here,' said Hoff, 18, who noted he was shocked that Yenor was even appointed to the UWF Board of Trustees, much less made chair. 'Northwest Florida is a very diverse place with a lot of different views, a lot of beautiful scenery and a lot of beautiful ideas. He does not represent us.' UWF protest: UWF students, community members protest DeSantis' conservative trustee appointments New high-end, downtown Pensacola townhomes to begin construction next month A new downtown townhome development is set to begin construction as soon a March. Red Feather Townhomes will be an 11-unit, high-end townhome development at the corner of Baylen and Intendencia streets, just a block away from Palafox Street. The units range between 2,500 square feet and 3,500 square feet. Each one will be three stories and three- or four-bedroom units with a two-car garage. The garages will open on the backside of the units to an internal driveway. Keep reading: New high-end, downtown Pensacola townhomes to begin construction next month
