Protests

Ras Baraka's May 9 arrest outside an ICE detention center in New Jersey has created tensions between three congressional Democrats and the Trump administration.

More than 30 local advocacy organizations demanded “protections and rights for all children, everywhere,” at LOVE Park on Sunday.

Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said Ras Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave the Delaney Hall facility.

Wendy Raymond appeared with two other college presidents in D.C. on Wednesday but was singled out for not detailing student discipline in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests.

Many residents expressed concern over public safety and community relations. Others argued that the county could be impacted financially.

The Vermont senator has been touring the country attacking the president and his “rich” supporters while demanding that Democrats stand up to him.

Groups gathered to push back on federal policies on May 1, a traditional labor holiday. Hundreds were at City Hall by midafternoon.

Across the United States, activists are organizing rallies to fight back against President Trump’s policies targeting immigrants, federal workers and diversity programs.

Most legislation to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania doesn’t survive a committee vote, but two years ago a bill passed the House but stalled in the Senate.

Dennis Assanis, UD president, told the campus the terminations came without advance notice, and that officials know of no ICE presence at the Newark school.

Local climate activists rallied against Philadelphia Gas Works’ financial support to an industry group lobbying against clean energy.

“We're not going to let him disappear people and make him feel like he's winning,” said one protester. “He's not.”

Organizers of Saturday’s events say they’re protesting against what they view as the Republican administration’s constitutional and civil rights violations.

The Trump administration has increasingly used funding cuts as a tool to influence campus policies to comply with his political agenda.

Local politicians, transit workers and everyday riders expressed concern over the proposed cuts and called for more funding to cash-strapped SEPTA.