Activist at anti-Trump Hands Off rally declares I am an immigrant, I am undocumented, unafraid, queer and unashamed
An activist at an anti-Trump “Hands Off!” rally proudly declared Saturday, “I am an immigrant, I am undocumented, unafraid, queer and unashamed” — leading jeering critics to call for her to be deported.Greisa Martinez Rosas — who’s been a national immigration activist for years and heads pro-immigration group United We Dream — proclaimed her status at a rally in Washington DC that targeted President Trump’s policies including mass deportation, widespread tariffs and spending cuts carried out by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.A short clip of Rosas’ proclamation has gone viral on social media, garnering at least a million views on various posts on X.The video sparked backlash from many users who advocated for her arrest and deportation as a result of her declaration.“Deport her.Now,” one user said.
“Lock her up,” another wrote.Several people sought to notify Trump’s border czar Tom Homan, while others suggested that Rosas’ public display would make her a target by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.“The only thing she didn’t tell ICE is her home address,” one X user wrote.“I’m confident they can look that up.”“I guess we will see her arrested later this week, thanks for coming forward to let ICE know where you are,” another commenter said.Rosas is originally from Hidalgo, Mexico and came to the US as a child, growing up in Dallas, according to her bio on the University of Illinois Chicago website.
She is the executive director of United We Dream, which is a youth immigrant network made up of more than 400,000 members.Rosas statements were made at the rally attended by tens of thousands in the nation’s capital and which was just one of over 1,000 protests held at locations around the country on Saturday — including at Columbia University and Bryant Park in New York and locals in Los Angeles and Philadelphia.Democratic and left-wing groups came out in force opposing DOGE and the sweeping new “Li...