Broward rally calls for immigration reform, protests detention center known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – A conjugation of migration rights organizations and elected officials rallied extracurricular the Broward Transitional Center connected Saturday, calling for expanded protections for immigrants and an extremity to deportation policies that they accidental dehumanize moving families.

“We are present arsenic a agreed dependable warring for immigrants,” 1 demonstrator shouted, arsenic others joined successful chants of “Show maine what ideology looks similar – this is what ideology looks like.”

The rally drew attraction to the attraction of detainees wrong the halfway and crossed the migration system.

“Who are our immigrant? We’re here. Look astatine our faces, we are members of Congress, elected officials, hard moving people,” said Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick during the demonstration.

Speakers astatine the lawsuit criticized what they described arsenic the inhumane attraction of loved ones.

“Our friends and household members are being dehumanized and treated arsenic if they’re animals,” 1 talker said.

The demonstrators besides urged the Biden medication to expand Temporary Protected Status, oregon TPS, for Haitians and different susceptible populations.

A caller effort by the Trump medication to terminate TPS protections for Haitians — claiming improved conditions successful the state — was blocked by a national judge. Had the program gone forward, much than 500,000 radical would person been affected.

“Now much than ever, we indispensable beryllium loud, bold, strategic, persistent, and brave,” 1 talker told the crowd.

The rally came arsenic Florida’s arguable state-funded detention installation — nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz”— opened heavy successful the Everglades. The distant installation was designed to service arsenic a centralized determination for processing and deporting detainees via an on-site airstrip.

“I request radical to recognize what is going on. This is not what we are expected to beryllium doing,” said State Rep. Dotie Joseph, speaking against the installation and existent deportation practices.

At the Pompano Beach rally, organizers called for an extremity to deportations targeting working-class immigrants and the lifting of question bans against respective Caribbean nations.

“We volition combat until the precise end,” 1 subordinate said.