- Hundreds gather at Blackstone Avenue for an anti-deportation protest, demanding an end to deportations in Fresno.
- Protest follows news of 78 detentions across Fresno and Kern counties, with leaders emphasizing local law enforcement’s limited role.
- Social media platforms like TikTok fueled the protest’s turnout, with another rally scheduled for Jan. 20 at 9 a.m.
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Hundreds of protesters lined both sides of Blackstone Avenue, near Nees Avenue, on Sunday, waving flags, chanting, and calling for an end to deportations in Fresno.
Demonstrators, many carrying the national flag of Mexico, were joined by drivers honking in support, with some vehicles displaying their own flags and signs.
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Flor Martinez-Zaragoza, one of the protesters, told GV Wire the rally aimed to oppose deportations.
She said a woman at the protest had her husband detained by immigration officers the previous week…