GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, MI — On Wednesday July 25th, more than two dozen people protesting Kent County’s contract with ICE gathered in Manhattan Park before marching down Morningside Drive SE to the house of Jim Saalfeld, board chairman of the Kent County board of commissions.
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Photos from the protest
Protesters chanted and left signs in Saalfeld’s yard calling him a coward and demanding the county end its contract with ICE.
Neighbors could be seen videoing the protest, one neighbor showed up on a moped to complain that the groups noise was disrupting his family’s swimming time.
Several Kent County Sheriff deputies arrived on the scene to keep on eye on the protest. No arrest were made.
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John Rothwell currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he is a freelance photojournalist and reporter. In December of 2017, he finished his Communications Degree at Grand Valley State University and is currently working on adding a second degree in Multimedia Journalism. In addition to his academic work, he contributes photos, photo essays and local news coverage to The Rapidian, a hyperlocal citizen journalism platform, powered by the people of Grand Rapids.
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