Holding a Puerto Rican flag and a sign reading "ICE is not welcome here," Miguel "Mikey" Perez joined hundreds of protestors gathered alongside Parker Street and Boston Road in Springfield for a "No Kings" rally Saturday afternoon.

The group was just one of thousands across the nation to gather in protest of the Trump administration's stance on everything from immigrant deportations and detentions, to cuts in government food assistance programs and more.

"Empathy and love for your neighbor next to you is just something that is completely being lost on people," said Perez. "The right flank wants you to literally look at things you are taught in your childhood — sharing is caring, help people who have less than you. They want you to look at these as vices rather than virtues. And that's ju

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