Thousands of protesters kicked off the weekend ahead of threatened ICE raids with vigils, marches and rallies across the U.S.
On Friday, crowds rallied from New York to Colorado to California to protest the proposed mass roundup and detention of undocumented immigrants that President Donald Trump announced would commence over the weekend.
"Due to law-enforcement sensitivities and the safety and security of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, the agency will not offer specific details related to enforcement operations," an ICE official told ABC News in a statement.."As always, ICE prioritizes the arrest and removal of unlawfully present aliens who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security.
Mesa, Arizona Mayor John Giles, whose city is 150 miles from the Mexican border, told ABC News Live that -- based on what he's heard -- he's"not sure we're going to see something extraordinary that's going to provoke outrage from the community." In Aurora, Colorado, about 2,000 people rallied outside an ICE detention facility Friday night, also organized by “Lights for Liberty" gathered for an event called"A Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps,” also demanding migrant detention facilities to be closed, according to The Denver Post.
"Everybody knows that every country has a right to secure its borders and enforce its immigration laws, but we do so consistent with our values," Villaraigosa told the crowd.
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