"Day Without Immigrants" in DC (2/16/17)
Pro-immigrant demonstrators marched to the John A. Wilson Building housing the municipal offices and chambers of the Mayor and District Council of the District of Columbia as the city experienced "A Day Without Immigrants" on Thursday Feb. 16, 2017. A number of city restaurants and bars closed, calling attention to the importance of the nation's immigrant workforce. Mayor Muriel Bowser has affirmed that the District will remain a "sanctuary city" despite a presidential executive order threatening to withhold federal funds from cities that decline to help in rounding up and deporting people. News circulated on social media urging immigrants to skip work and school and refrain from shopping as an act of mass defiance to President Donald Trump's harsh immigration rhetoric and actions.
Read More