Trans and Other Marchers Block Seattle Street, Protesting Immigration Policies http://www.advocate.com/immigration/2015/08/03/trans-and-other-marchers-block-seattle-street-protesting-immigration-policiesThe Advocate/BY Trudy RingAugust 03 2015 5:49 PM ET
"Protesters for immigrants' rights, including a transgender organization, blocked a street in downtown Seattle today to denounce a system they say provides incentives to detain immigrants.
Demonstrators marched near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office, protesting the terms of ICE's contract with Geo Group, a private company that operates the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, where undocumented immigrants are detained pending deportation. The contract guarantees at least 800 beds to be filled at the center at any time, according to a press release from the protesters. The quota "motivates the agency to round up immigrants in the area," the release reads."
