Anti-ICE demonstrations in Grand Junction elicit polarized community response

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Demonstrations were held on and around Main Street in Grand Junction Friday afternoon, protesting the expansion of ICE immigration policies in Colorado and nationwide.

At three demonstrations outside the Mesa County Justice Center, the Federal Courthouse, and on Main Street, masked people dressed in black stood face-down in silence, many holding signs. Organizers described the act as a public performance of opposition to the illegal arrests, denials of due process, and expansion of immigration detention facilities by ICE.

The demonstration drew plenty of support from onlookers, but not all passersby enjoyed the performance. One young man who declined being on camera told WesternSlopeNow he was currently trying to join ICE. Another woman criticized the act,