DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhoenixArizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoenixArizona</span></a> is another hotspot... Shield and pepper guns for peaceful protests. Be cautious if involved in future <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> in that area.</p><p>'We will show up at their door': <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> gather at Phoenix <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> office and the Capitol</p><p>February 3, 2025</p><p>"Two protests were held in Phoenix near Monterey Park and the state Capitol on Monday, both with attendees passionate about speaking out against the policies of mass deportation enacted under President Donald Trump, joining similar protests in other parts of the country.</p><p>"Marchers from the Capitol ended up walking to Seventh and Roosevelt streets around 8 p.m., Phoenix police said. Officers were set up in a line with shields and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PepperGuns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PepperGuns</span></a>, blocking off Seventh Street in all directions, according to an Arizona Republic reporter. However, police later opened up the street, and protesters started to head back to the Capitol peacefully.</p><p>"Earlier in the day around 3:30 p.m., 150 people briefly blocked traffic on Central Avenue outside the field office of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. Northbound traffic was blocked for about 30 minutes, first at Palm Lane, then on McDowell Road as the protesters stood in the street. Light rail trains slowed, but it did not appear service was interrupted."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2025/02/03/anti-ice-protest-briefly-blocks-traffic-in-midtown-phoenix/78196968007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">azcentral.com/story/news/local</span><span class="invisible">/phoenix/2025/02/03/anti-ice-protest-briefly-blocks-traffic-in-midtown-phoenix/78196968007/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiDeportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiDeportation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTrumpDemonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTrumpDemonstrations</span></a></p>