RICHMOND, Va. — Roughly 200 people gathered in a Richmond park to protest federal immigration enforcement raids before marching down Broad Street on Friday evening.
Demonstrators assembled at Abner Clay Park said they were protesting what they call the Trump administration's "reign of terror" targeting immigrant families.
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The protesters expressed concern about Trump's deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles following protests over the stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws in the second-largest U.S. city.
On Friday, a military commander said about 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel.
The protests intensified after Trump called up the Guard and have spread to other cities nationwide.
Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff and chief architect of Trump’s immigration policies, said late last month that ICE should make at least 3,000 arrests a day, nearly five times the norm this year.
The Trump administration has said the immigration raids and deportations will continue.
Opponents of the Trump administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities, including Richmond, on Saturday during the military parade in Washington to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary, which coincides with Trump’s birthday.
WATCH: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin warns 'No Kings' protestors
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin had this message Friday for anyone who plans to take part in protests over federal immigration enforcement and/or President Donald Trump: "If you violate the law, you will be arrested."
Ahead of planned protests both Friday night and Saturday in Richmond and around Virginia, the governor said he fully supports the First Amendment and its protection of the right to demonstrate.
"But I want to be really clear, crystal clear, that there will be zero tolerance for any violence, for any destruction of personal property, business property, for disrupting traffic, and putting people's lives in danger," Youngkin said at a press event.
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