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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,829 posts)
Wed Feb 1, 2017, 12:49 AM Feb 2017

5,000 at Minneapolis rally against immigrant travel ban

Demonstrators streamed into downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday, overflowing the plaza in front of the Federal Courts building and occupying 4th Street to protest President Donald Trump’s recent executive order placing temporary limits on immigration.

Thousands toted signs at the start of the late afternoon rally, which swelled to at least 5,000 by the time they began marching, according to a Minneapolis Police Department estimate.

The demonstration followed two related actions at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport over the weekend. On Sunday, about 1,500 people peacefully protested outside the main terminal for several hours.

About 50 people, many of them refugees, turned out Tuesday night to hear advice from legal experts on how to handle travel and other affairs in light of the just-announced travel ban.


Much more here: http://www.startribune.com/more-than-1-000-rally-in-downtown-minneapolis-against-immigrant-travel-ban/412341973/
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5,000 at Minneapolis rally against immigrant travel ban (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 OP
video - WOW. Those people sound PISSED!!! ffr Feb 2017 #1
And another from the march. ffr Feb 2017 #2
Trump just cancelled his plans to come to Minneapolis. Liberty Belle Feb 2017 #3
That was Milwaukee, not Minneapolis. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #4

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,829 posts)
4. That was Milwaukee, not Minneapolis.
Wed Feb 1, 2017, 01:22 AM
Feb 2017

He was going to visit the Harley-Davidson plant but they uninvited him because they were concerned about protests. He hasn't tried to come here yet, but he'll get an earful if he does.

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