The 20th of January was the 1 year anniversary of Trump’s installation in office. Walkouts and protests from coast to coast greeted this sordid anniversary of hate. One of these protests was in Tampa, FL across from City Hall. This location is highly appropriate as Tampa Mayor Jane Castor signed what must be a “task force model” 287 (g) agreement with ICE. This is the most aggro version of 287(g), the one that turns every cop into an ICE agent, and even in Florida this is NOT compulsory on any jurisdiction. Only allowing ICE to fish in a jurisdiction’s jail is. Closing the jail would remove that as well.
Tampa’s protest followed the recent model of blocking the intersection when and only when the light was red. Letters carried by this contingent read “stop ICE murder” referrring to the recent shootings.Each time the walk signal counted down towards the green light, protesters cleared the street, not once being caught in the intersection facing a green light. This didn’t stop one MAGA meathead from talking shit, flipping the “bird” and yelling at protesters to a chorus of shouts and raised middle fingers back at him.