- Title: Protesters rally against possible ICE raids in Oklahoma City
- Date: 28th January 2025
- Summary: OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 28, 2025) (REUTERS) PROTESTERS OPPOSING POSSIBLE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) RAIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS GATHERING AND CHANTING OUTSIDE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROTESTERS HOLDING FLAGS OF GUATEMALA, MEXICO AND VENEZUELA CHANTING VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS HOLDING PLACARDS CHANTING (English): "I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN." VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS HOLDING FLAGS AND PLACARDS CHANTING (English): "HO HO, HEY HEY. IMMIGRANTS ARE HERE TO STAY." PROTESTERS HOLDING FLAGS OF GUATEMALA AND MEXICO CHANTING (Spanish): "HISPANICS UNITED, WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED."
- Embargoed: 11th February 2025 21:49
- Keywords: Donald Trump ICE Oklahoma State Department of Education deportation immigration raids
- Location: OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES
- City: OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: Asylum/Immigration/Refugees,North America,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001693828012025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Protesters rallied on Tuesday (January 28) outside the Oklahoma State Department of Education to voice opposition against potential ICE raids in public schools.
Chanting "Immigrants are here to stay," and "Hispanics united, will never be defeated," demonstrators held flags from Guatemala, Mexico, and Venezuela, while holding placards with various messages in support on migrants.
President Donald Trump, a Republican, issued an array of executive orders to crack down on illegal immigration after taking office, including actions aimed at deporting record numbers of migrants in the U.S. without legal status. Trump says the actions are needed after millions of migrants entered during Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency, while critics say Trump could hurt businesses and separate families.
In a little more than a week in office, Trump rolled back Biden-era guidance that limited arrests of non-criminals, ordered other federal law enforcement to assist with immigration work, and scrapped a Biden policy that restricted enforcement at schools, churches, hospitals and other sensitive locations.
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