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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - What is described arsenic a 'stop the deportations' rally and protestation is acceptable to instrumentality spot successful Fresno connected Monday afternoon.
The objection is scheduled to commencement astatine noon extracurricular the national gathering successful Downtown Fresno, located astatine the intersection of Tulare Street and O Street.
The objection is in effect to migration raids successful Los Angeles implicit the weekend.
Protests began connected Friday aft national agents conducted raids successful downtown LA and the Westlake neighborhood, which resulted successful much than 40 radical being detained, including a section labour national president.
The crowds had mostly dispersed arsenic of Monday morning, but streets are closed, and a dense instrumentality enforcement beingness is successful spot astir respective downtown national buildings, wherever National Guard troops person been posted.
Trump's determination to bring successful the National Guard has been heavy criticized by Democratic lawmakers, who assertion the usage of unit whitethorn lone marque the concern worse. Trump has responded by saying helium is prepared to bring the U.S. Marines into Los Angeles if needed.
Organizers of the objection successful Fresno accidental they basal with Los Angeles and "refuse to beryllium flooded by fascist forces."
