A large crowd gathered at the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday evening to rally against federal immigration enforcement before marching through downtown Denver.
The protest spilled into the streets in front of the Capitol before moving down Lincoln Street and eventually Broadway.
At one point, protesters in the area of Broadway and Exposition Avenue were ordered to leave by the Denver Police Department.
More video of Denver PD officers in riot gear pushing back protestors in the area of Broadway and Exposition.
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In a video, a Denver police officer can be heard telling the crowd to disperse, “or all reasonable and necessary force will be used to make your arrest and prosecute you.”
Denver7 reported that officers in tactical gear deployed tear gas and pushed the group down the street. Denver police, however, say they did not deploy tear gas, but instead used smoke and fired pepper balls to disperse the crowd.
In a , the Colorado State Patrol warned of large crowds and “possible unlawful road closures” downtown.
