Thread: Protesters Remove U.S. Flag, Replace It With Mexican Flag Outside ICE Facility In Aur

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Protesters Remove U.S. Flag, Replace It With Mexican Flag Outside ICE Facility In Aurora

July 12, 2019 at 10:25 pm
Filed Under: Aurora News, ICE Raids

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AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Hundreds of protesters gathered in Aurora on Friday evening to march to the ICE detention facility where illegal and undocumented immigrants are being housed. They also removed the U.S. flag, replaced it with a Mexican flag, and spray painted graffiti on a Blue Lives Matter flag before it was seen flying upside down on the flag pole.

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This comes before planned ICE raids in Denver and 10 other cities nationwide.

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The protesters say they are demonstrating against the treatment of the people living inside. The Blue Lives Matter flag was vandalized with “Abolish ICE” in spray paint.
The original flags outside the ICE facility, including the U.S. flag and Colorado flag were placed on the flag poles after the crowd dispersed. The Mexican flag and spray painted Blue Lives Matter flag were removed.
The immigration raids are set to happen this weekend. They were initially ordered by Pres. Donald Trump last month but he delayed the action by two weeks.
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Some people in Denver have sought sanctuary in churches to avoid being detained by ICE.
In anticipation of the raids, Denver city officials and immigrant rights groups are sharing information about the law with people facing deportation orders.
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RELATED: ‘Great Concern’: Gov. Jared Polis Comments On Reports Of ICE Raids
ICE had originally planned to arrest and deport families in 10 cities in late June, according to a senior immigration official. In addition to Denver, the raids were expected in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York and San Francisco. Operations are now expected to begin in all of those cities on Sunday except for New Orleans, which is currently being impacted by tropical storm Barry.
The planned candlelight vigil was called off due to concerns about safety.




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Anti-ICE protesters pull down American flag, raise Mexico flag, vandalize 'Blue Lives Matter' flag

BRING IN THE HELL'S ANGELS AND BIKERS FOR TRUMP!!!

THIS IS DISGRACEFUL!

THIS IS WAR, THIS IS A TAKEOVER FROM CITIZENS OF A FOREIGN NATION!

GET THAT MEXICAN FLAG OFF THAT POLE!!!

​BRING IT ON!!!!!

Watch Protesters Pull Down And Deface American Flag, Raise Mexican Flag At ICE Facility




"We want to close down the detention center, and we want them to release these immigrants."

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A group of protesters upset with federal immigration roundups stormed the barriers near an Aurora, Colorado ICE facility Friday night, pulling down the American flag from its flagpole and replacing it with the Mexican flag. The protesters then defaced the American flag and raised it upside-down.



Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post

Matt Mauro
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Protestors on @ICEgov property just pulled down the American flag and replaced it with the Mexican flag. The group by the doors is growing. Though most protestors are still on the street.

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Mark Neitro
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Protesters raise and replace 3 flags over Aurora #ICE Processing Center. #immigration @CBSDenver #immigrationraids #immigrationrally

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According to the

Denver Post,

the majority of protesters on the site were demonstrating peacefully, while "another group stormed the barriers near the building and pulled down an American flag off the flag pole in front of the facility and replaced it with a Mexican flag."

Jaclyn Allen
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Police take down Mexican flag and defaced American flag outside ICE immigration facility.

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11:32 PM - Jul 12, 2019
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"We want to close down the detention center, and we want them to release these immigrants to their families or sponsors," protest organizer Patty Lampman told Westword.
Cities across the country have been preparing for anticipated federal raids aimed at detaining and deporting thousands of people who skipped out on their immigration hearings and are residing illegally within the United States.

Immigration reform advocates said that communities around Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco were being targeted by raids expected to start Sunday and last through at least Thursday.
“It’s almost like getting ready for a hurricane – it’s that state of alarm that people are feeling,” said Melissa Taveras of the Miami-based Florida Immigrant Coalition. “People are asking, ‘Is it OK for us to go work? Is it OK to take our kids to school?’” -USA Today

Open-border advocates say the raids are meant to terrorize communities of illegal immigrants, where approximately 2,000 families are expected to be targeted.

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