Overview

• CASA, a national immigrant advocacy group, organized Wednesday’s midday march through East Baltimore, drawing more than 500 participants to protest ICE enforcement
• Local leaders including City Council members Odette Ramos, Mark Parker and Jermaine Jones and Del. Robbyn Lewis spoke at the rally, describing ICE’s actions as inhumane toward immigrant families
• Activists report that ICE has detained at least 16 undocumented individuals in Baltimore retail areas over the past three weeks, including a high-profile May 20 arrest at Home Depot
• The predominantly peaceful demonstration featured chants of “No ICE, no KKK. No racist USA” and drew honks of approval from stuck motorists
• Protests have spread from Seattle to Austin, and organizers say more demonstrations are planned nationwide in the coming days