Demonstrators shut down the 101 freeway during a protest calling for immigration reform, February 2, 2025, in Los Angeles
THOUSANDS of people protested in Southern California on Sunday against planned deportations by President Donald Trump.
Some protesters blocked a major motorway in down-town Los Angeles for several hours.
Protesters gathered in the morning on LA’s historic Olvera Street, which dates to Spanish and Mexican rule, before marching to City Hall. They called for immigration reform and carried banners bearing legends such as “Nobody is illegal.”
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a registered nurse and union member, has sparked nationwide protests and renewed calls from National Nurses United to dismantle Ice and related agencies, says MARK GRUENBERG
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
