As Twitchy reported, several were arrested overnight in Phoenix as protesters attempted to stop the deportation of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, a 35-year-old illegal immigrant from Mesa, Ariz.
'Now they're deporting her': Protests hit Phoenix over possible deportation of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos https://t.co/yf6Og5qd3i
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 9, 2017
Here is some more video from the protest, which spilled into the streets:
Protestors temporarily blocking Metro Train in DT #Phoenix #GuadalupeGarcia pic.twitter.com/twyBSaTUnv
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) February 9, 2017
Protestors now moving onto Central Ave streets in #Phx #GuadalupeGarcia pic.twitter.com/gNAPYOI2ec
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) February 9, 2017
A caravan of vehicles just left #ICE in Phoenix. protestors start screaming as they drive away. officers clear the street. #GuadalupeGarcia pic.twitter.com/sSwiIowWgV
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) February 9, 2017
Our 11th Hour report on the deportation of #GuadalupeGarcia https://t.co/pmoiI3hXMP
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) February 9, 2017
The detention and deportation of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos has sparked protests in Arizona. We learn more from @azdangonzalez #PBSNews pic.twitter.com/2RA2V6hqSs
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) February 10, 2017
Geraldo Rivera called the deportation “totally creepy” and un-American:
Deportation of #Guadalupe after 21 yrs & 2 USA citizen children totally creepy. Who is better off to deny these kids their mom? Un-American!
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) February 9, 2017
Congresswoman Judy Chu tweeted her support:
“The only crime my mother committed was to work to give a better life for her children,” I stand w/ #GuadalupeGarcia https://t.co/dNjOYj9ZdH
— Judy Chu (@RepJudyChu) February 9, 2017
Congresswoman Nanette Barragan:
If ICE shows up at your door, #KnowYourRights #ConoceTusDerechos and tell your family members pic.twitter.com/tGMWEWu3c0
— Nanette D. Barragán (@RepBarragan) February 10, 2017
The mayor of Phoenix also issued a statement, saying that what happened was “a travesty”:
Phoenix @MayorStanton statement on ICE deportation of #GuadalupeGarcia. 'What happened last night [to her] is a travesty.' #12News pic.twitter.com/hdVUFEP2qv
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) February 9, 2017
Meanwhile, this story is not over:
https://twitter.com/sherlyholmes/status/829864257902632960
#CHIRLA demonstration outside the federal jail seeking information ICE sweeps that were reported today. pic.twitter.com/5MAVYu8QaL
— Marcus Yam 火 (@yamphoto) February 10, 2017
I'm driving to Nogales, Mexico w/ Jacqueline & Angel, children of Guadalupe Rayos, deported this morning. They're talking to her on phone. pic.twitter.com/9f8F3sCYIF
— Fernanda Santos (@ByFernandaS) February 10, 2017
ICE must be aware it’s seen as the bad guy most of the time for doing its job and issued its own tweet Thursday afternoon.
ICE enforces our nation’s immigration laws in a professional manner. pic.twitter.com/UlVirpQphE
— ICE (@ICEgov) February 9, 2017
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