Once again, protesters are turning out across the nation to protest the Trump administration’s violent immigration raids. The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti have thrown more fuel on the fire, putting national attention on the ICE surge in Minneapolis. There were several LA area events on Friday in cities including Culver City, El Monte, Monrovia, Pasadena and Torrance. Thousands of protesters gathered near LA City Hall to give voice to their anger.

I showed up at City Hall around one o’ clock. It was an unusually warm January day. Signs calling out the deaths of Good and Pretti were plentiful, but protesters also called attention to those who have lost their lives in detention facilities. As outrage over the immigration crackdown has spiralled, it seems the Trump administration is trying to rethink its approach, but will the changes amount to anything more than a public relations move? Hard to believe Trump will back down.

The protests aren’t going away. And the pressure has become so great that even some of the Republicans in Congress are speaking up. No doubt some are worried about how this will impact the mid-term elections. But we need to see meaningful investigations, not just for Good and Pretti, but also for the immigrants who have died in detention facilities. And we need to see ICE get out of Minneapolis. Listening to politicians posturing is a waste of time. We need real change