Anti-ICE protesters march in administrator's Aurora neighborhood
Three people were arrested Thursday night during an anti-ICE protest aimed at one of the administrators of the Aurora detention facility who lives in the neighborhood.
Dozens of protesters hoped the march led to the administrator's resignation ...
The protest was met with opposition. Neighbors gathered on their lawns, many telling Denver7 they have no problem with their right to peaceful protest, they just don't like it in their neighborhood.
"This is where we live, this is our neighborhood. Don’t come through our neighborhood and try to bring your propaganda against us. We didn’t do anything to you," said one neighbor who did not want to be identified...
"Part of our plan is to let the people know exactly who they are living next to," Lafon said. "A lot of people in this neighborhood live in a lot of comfort and we think it’s important to disrupt that even for one night."
In a statement, a spokesperson for The GEO Group, the company that runs the detention facility, said, “We are deeply troubled by the dangerous rhetoric and intimidation perpetrated by these extremist groups, who have now targeted one of our employees and his family at their home, recklessly releasing their personal information.”
Denver7 also reached out to ICE, who called the demonstration a “misguided protest."
Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz called the protest "vile and disgusting," adding the message by the protesters was completely lost.
"My cops were simply AMAZING despite your attempts to bait them into a confrontation!" he said.
The three people arrested by Aurora police will be prosecuted by the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office, the police department said in a tweet late Thursday. Among their charges are obstruction, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, police said.
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@APDChiefMetz
What I saw tonite by many of U who protested in residential cmty w/children was vile & disgusting.
@AuroraPD
protects free speech, but your message was completely lost. U were out of your league. My cops were simply AMAZING despite your attempts to bait them into a confrontation!
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The GEO Group said the protest at the Choate's home “set a new low in our politics and public discourse.”-In a Facebook post from Abolish ICE, the group wrote, "Join us in confronting a high-level immigration-enforcement official at their home! We will also be canvassing their neighborhood and informing their neighbors about their role in the inhumane organization they work for.")
CAIRCO Research
Former Congressman Tom Tancredo and journalist Michelle Malkin held a rally on Labor Day outside the ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colorado, CAIRCO, September 3, 2019
HUNDREDS JOIN Headliners Michelle Malkin and Tom Tancredo at First #StandWithICE Rally at Aurora Detention Center (VIDEO), Gateway Pundit, September 2, 2019
Protesters Remove U.S. Flag, Replace It With Mexican Flag Outside ICE Facility In Aurora, CBS 4, July 12, 2019
Michelle Malkin Announces National 'Sanctuary City Tour',Town Hall, September 04, 2019