Fresno's immigrant community protests Trump executive orders

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno’s migrant assemblage was on River Park protesting connected time 1 of President Donald Trump’s 2nd term.

Protestors archer america they are against Donald Trump’s enforcement orders that would deport migrants who illegally entered the country.

Trump signed astir 200 enforcement orders, memoranda and proclamations connected his archetypal time backmost successful office. One of those enforcement orders would unafraid the confederate border, but section immigrants are fearful they could besides beryllium targets.

“Today starts the conflict of the migrant community,” protestation organizer Leonel Flores said.

Protesters waved U.S. and Mexico flags, and held signs that read, “Immigrants are the backbone of the US”. This, arsenic Trump signed 10 enforcement orders related to securing the confederate border.

“I travel from a assemblage wherever there's a batch of immigrants and our household has immigrants arsenic well. And they're not each criminals similar they say. They're hard workers who came present for a amended beingness for not themselves, but others, their family,” protester Alyssa Gutierrez said.

“I’m present against MAGA politics, I’m present against Trump politics,” Flores said.

This protestation is besides against the reported ICE migration sweeps crossed the Central Valley. Supervisor Luis Chavez said the section migrant assemblage is fearful.

“I had reports successful my bureau of absentee rates of anyplace from 25 to 30% for our section farms, section packing houses, and nutrient processing plants,” Supervisor Luis Chavez said.

“Millions and billions of tons of nutrient coming from Central Valley And who’s picking, who's working? It’s the migrant community,” Flores said.

Although Trump's enforcement bid is intended to escaped the state of criminals, Chavez said honest, hard-working immigrants are getting caught successful the crossfire.

“They're going aft these individuals, right. That person a transgression record. And past successful the process, due to the fact that it's specified a wide approach, guiltless bystanders are getting caught up successful these, you know, operations,” Chavez said.

Immigrants who person lived successful this state for decades are present uncertain of their future.

“30 years, 40 years moving present with thing is hard, and to beryllium deported. So I privation to inquire each the community, nary substance what contention is, enactment unneurotic with us,” Flores said.