The Eagle

Federal immigration policies prompt local protest

Area residents met last Saturday at the corner of Ann Arbor Trail and Sheldon Road to demonstrate their opposition to current policies of the current White House administration. Brandishing signs protesting the conduct of ICE agents and the fatal shooting of two individuals in Minnesota, Plymouth residents lined the pedestrian bridge over Sheldon Road with signs and stood along the shoulder of the road to attract the attention of passing motorists.

With the temperature in the teens and the windchill factor much lower, the demonstrators continued the scheduled protest from 1 until 2 p.m. Those in attendance admitted they received a few negative reactions and some unpleasant gestures, but those actions were few and far between.

The reaction from passing motorists was positive and nearly everyone honked the car horn in support or gave us a thumbs up, one demonstrator noted.