Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostPeople held candlelight vigil in front of the ICE detention facility in Aurora. July 12, 2019. The organization Lights for Liberty staged rallies at locations around the nation.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAURORA, CO - July 12: Adelita Diaz, 6, of Denver, top, is in the rally with her mother Cynthia in front of the ICE detention facility in Aurora. July 12, 2019. About 2,000 protesters -- disturbed about possible federal immigration roundups this weekend in Denver, where an estimated 50,000 people live in the country illegally -- rallied Friday night at an ICE detention facility in Aurora. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAbout 2,000 protesters -- disturbed about possible federal immigration roundups this weekend in Denver, where an estimated 50,000 people live in the country illegally -- rallied Friday night at an ICE detention facility in Aurora. July 12, 2019.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAbout 2,000 protesters -- disturbed about possible federal immigration roundups this weekend in Denver, where an estimated 50,000 people live in the country illegally -- rallied Friday night at an ICE detention facility in Aurora. July 12, 2019.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAbout 2,000 protesters -- disturbed about possible federal immigration roundups this weekend in Denver, where an estimated 50,000 people live in the country illegally -- rallied Friday night at an ICE detention facility in Aurora. July 12, 2019.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAbout 2,000 protesters -- concerned about possible federal immigration roundups in Denver rally at an ICE detention facility in Aurora on July 12, 2019.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAbout 2,000 protesters rally in July at an ICE detention facility in Aurora.
A man holds a Mexican flag in front of the ICE detention center in Aurora during a protest in July 2019. Nearly 100 detainees infected with coronavirus were transferred from the U.S.-Mexico border to the center in late April. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostA Mexican flag and a defaced "thin blue line"-style American flag fly above the ICE detention facility in Aurora after being hoisted by protesters on July 12, 2019. The demonstrators had removed an American flag and two other flags.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAn unidentified protester holds an American flag that appears to have been removed from a flagpole during a protest at the ICE detention facility in Aurora on July 12, 2019.
About 2,000 protesters, concerned over rumors of federal immigration roundups in Denver, rallied outside an ICE detention facility in Aurora on July 12, 2019. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAbout 2,000 protesters -- disturbed about possible federal immigration roundups this weekend in Denver, where an estimated 50,000 people live in the country illegally -- rallied Friday night at an ICE detention facility in Aurora on July 12, 2019.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAbout 2,000 protesters -- disturbed about possible federal immigration roundups this weekend in Denver, where an estimated 50,000 people live in the country illegally -- rallied Friday night at an ICE detention facility in Aurora on July 12, 2019.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAdelita Diaz, 6, of Denver, top, joins in the rally with her mother Cynthia in front of GEO Group's immigrant detention facility in Aurora on July 12, 2019. The organization Lights for Liberty staged rallies at locations around the nation on July 12, 2019.
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People held candlelight vigil in front of the ICE detention facility in Aurora. July 12, 2019. The organization Lights for Liberty staged rallies at locations around the nation.
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About 2,000 protesters — concerned about possible federal immigration roundups this weekend in Denver, where an estimated 50,000 people live in the country illegally — rallied Friday night at an ICE detention facility in Aurora. July 12, 2019.