About 200 people gathered outside Susan Collin's office in Portland last Monday calling for the abolishment of ICE. A larger demonstration in conjunction with a series of protests across the country is planned for June 30th outside Portland City Hall,
President Trump’s executive order meant to be end the practice of separating children from their undocumented parents at the Southern border appears to be a sham, and activists across the country are calling BS.
Seemingly capitulating to pressure, Trump signed an executive order on June 20 meant to end the inhumane practice. But the policy has nothing in place to reverse the already over 2,342 children that have been separated from their parents between May 5 and June 9.
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Leah Deragon of Portland stands with her two children at a protest against family separation along America's southern border.
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"There are human rights violations happening on our border," said Lisa Razionale of Portland.
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The abolishment of ICE has become a popular progressive rallying cry since deportations and incidents of family separation have ramped up under President Trump's "zero tolerance" policy.
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Daniel Carrivos of Portland thinks that America never needed an agency like ICE in the first place.
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"This isn’t a partisan issue," said Tina Davidson of Portland, who will be protesting America's immigration policy all week in Washington D.C. "We can't remain silent."
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Zak Ringelstein, the Democratic challenger for Angus King's seat in the Senate, talking to reporters at last Monday's "End Family Separation" protest.
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“I’m disgusted by the GOP’s response on this," said Elizabeth Freeman, a Portland resident and mother of two. "At least the Democrats are trying to do something. A lot of this policy is based on racism."
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