Protests

“Our parents used to worry about our futures, but now it's the opposite. We worry about their futures,” East High School senior Leslie Hernandez said.

El ambiente afuera del Salt Lake City and County Building, y más tarde en las calles, era desafiante y ardiente. Formaba parte del “Paro Nacional”, en el que la gente se negó a trabajar o a comprar para manifestarse contra las tácticas migratorias de ICE y el gobierno federal.

The mood outside the Salt Lake City and County Building, and later on the streets, was defiant and fiery. It was part of the “National Shutdown,” where people refused to work or shop to demonstrate against ICE’s immigration tactics and the federal government.

Salt Lake City no tiene un acuerdo formal con ICE. Aun así, algunos residentes quieren cosas como una resolución de oposición o exigir órdenes judiciales válidas antes de permitir que agentes federales ingresen a propiedades de la ciudad.

Salt Lake City does not have a formal agreement with ICE. Even so, some residents want things like a resolution of opposition or requiring valid warrants before allowing federal agents on city property.

Gamboa spoke publicly for the first time since his June arrest in the Salt Lake City No Kings protest shooting. The district attorney recently announced Gamboa wouldn’t be charged.

Laura Ah Loo has not said much publicly about her husband’s fatal shooting at a June No Kings protest in Salt Lake City. But after more than four months without any charges filed, her legal team wants action. And they’re planning to sue.

On a warm October morning, thousands came to the Utah Capitol building to protest the Trump Administration. Between the speakers, music, signs and costumes, it had the general air of a block party.

Organizers are skipping the march in favor of a rally and more, Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Utah State Capitol. The No Kings protest in June was marred by a fatal shooting in downtown Salt Lake City.

In a high-profile case this complex, Utah criminal defense attorney Steve Burton said prosecutors will want to thoroughly evaluate all the evidence, which they have lots of.

Gamboa’s attorney had sought his release because “he is being unlawfully detained in violation of his constitutional rights.”

“Every action organized under the 50501 name is expected to uphold a strict no-weapons policy, without exception,” the movement posted on social media. They say Salt Lake City’s protest did not meet those standards.