Rafael Manzo said he had been planning an anti-ICE protest for 2.5 weeks when a widely circulated video popped up Thursday showing a man appearing to be arrested outside an East Chicago bakery.

Since then, online interest in the protest has grown, he said.

“We want to show ICE and also just some of the people in the community…there is a larger support for our undocumented community than hatred for them.”

Manzo, 18, a Purdue University Northwest political science student, said he founded More Action for Students on campus in January. He estimated 100 to 200 people might show at the 1 p.m. protest Saturday at East Chicago City Hall, 4525 Indianapolis Blvd.

After the video posted online, they had 400 reposts and “a million messages” from people who want to help, he said.

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