Activism continues despite the COVID-19 outbreak. Black Lives Matter has regular
virtual protests; some weekly peace vigils are continuing (with masks and six-feet distancing); and on March 31 car rallies occurred in San Francisco, Sacramento, and Los Angeles protesting ongoing ICE detentions.
Cesar Chavez Day: ICE detention centers are hotbeds for the spread of deadly disease to prisoners and personnel, potentially killing thousands. Protesters in California did their best to follow shelter-in-place rules by protesting in caravans, and covering their cars with banners and messages for Governor Gavin Newsom.
Video (YouTube): #ReleaseThemNow COVID 19 Safe Car Rally by Lauren Steiner
Coverage From Central California: Despite Shelter-in-Place Orders, Activists Publicly Demand Release of ICE Detainees from IndyBay
Despite Shelter-in-Place Orders, Activists Publicly Demand Release of ICE Detainees