Activists march in full-day protest of ICE detentions, Concord camp and travel ban

A broad coalition of political action groups gathered outside the Richmond jail on Tuesday to protest an array of immigration issues and promised continued demonstrations in Contra Costa County, which is home to the Bay Area’s only ICE detention center.

“Children should not be locked in cages,” protesters chanted as they circled the entrance to the West County Detention Facility in Richmond.

The groups came from Richmond, Contra Costa County and San Francisco and planned to hold 12 hours of action and protest on Tuesday. However, the early morning announcement that the Supreme Court had upheld the Trump Administration’s travel ban reinvigorated the assembled activists.

“Rapid response” protests were organized in San Jose, San Francisco and throughout central and west Contra Costa County on Tuesday. Around 70 people gathered at the corner of Stevens Creek Boulevard and Winchester Boulevard in San Jose to protest the Supreme Court ruling.

Gulled Roble, 29, emigrated from Somalia and now lives and works in Santa Clara. He was protesting the ruling that has blocked his parents from visiting him.

Ishaq Pathan, 29, deputy director of Islamic Networks Group, said he was leading a workshop for Us-yemeni students on how to tackle bigotry in the U.S. when he had to deliver the news of the Supreme Court’s decision to his students.