Jessica Saucedo stood silently amongst the crowd at the intersection of Southwest Boulevard and Avenida César E. Chávez, a sign held high in her hands.

“I was wrongfully deported.”

Saucedo, who was deported from the United States five times between 2012 and 2016, joined several hundred people in Kansas City’s Westside and downtown areas Tuesday as a part of a “Shut down ICE KC” protest to “stand with Los Angeles and demand an end to ICE raids and detentions,” according to a flier for the event circulating online .

“It was easy [to come here today] because I know what everyone is protesting for, even though that was hard part,” Saucedo said. “And the hard part is to come in here and face other people that don’t want us here.”

Protestors held signs high in the humid Kansas City air.

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