With Trump's crackdown against dissent escalating, some seeking to protest his immigration policies face a difficult cho
Source: CNN
With Trump’s crackdown against dissent escalating, some seeking to protest his immigration policies face a difficult choice
By Michael Williams, CNN
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Published 5:31 PM EDT, Tue April 1, 2025
Dallas (CNN) — The Trump administration’s escalating efforts to suppress and retaliate against public dissent present a difficult question for noncitizens living in the United States who want to protest the president’s policies.
Is it worth becoming a target?
Activists and protest organizers say that’s a calculation that millions of people legally living and working in the United States will have to make as public outrage against the administration grows.
In Houston on Saturday, several lawyers, lawmakers and organizers hosted an immigration-focused town hall where they explained the constitutional rights that all people have when interacting with law enforcement. But underlining the routine informational session were warnings of caution for those seeking to protest the issues that affect them most closely.
“As organizers who feel compelled to protest in this day, we have to accept we may be subject to removal,” Jaclyn McJunkin, an immigration-rights organizer and activist, told the group of about 50 people. “It’s just something that you have to embrace, OK? Because if you don’t, then they win, right?”
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