Protests over immigration enforcement broke out across Colorado on Saturday after fatal and nonfatal officer-involved shootings in Minneapolis and Portland.
The demonstrations come as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security continues its Twin Cities operation, which it calls its biggest-ever immigration enforcement effort. President Donald Trump’s administration has said both shootings were acts of self-defense against drivers who “weaponized” their vehicles to attack officers.
Demonstrations occurred at multiple Colorado locations, including the State Capitol, the Aurora ICE facility, and Boulder. So far, protests have been peaceful.
In downtown Boulder, demonstrators lined Broadway and Canyon Boulevard, waving signs and chanting.
“We had originally planned this to be a totally silent vigil, but people are riled up,” said Christine Cowles, an organizer with Forever Indivisible Boulder.
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