Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US with more planned

San Francisco
About 200 protesters gathered outside the San Francisco Immigration Court on Tuesday after activists said several people were arrested there.
Protests in the city swelled to several thousand demonstrators Sunday and Monday, and more than 150 people were arrested after some vandalized buildings and damaged cars, police vehicles and buses. Police said two officers suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Chicago
Police said 17 people were arrested at a protest that jammed a downtown plaza and took over surrounding streets Tuesday evening.
Some of those arrested were accused of vandalism, and four were charged with felonies including aggravated battery against an officer of the peace.
Also Tuesday, a 66-year-old woman was treated for a fractured arm after being struck by a car. Video showed the vehicle speeding along a road filled with protesters. No other injuries were reported.
Denver
A group of protesters gathered before the Colorado state capitol, creating a sea of cardboard signs, one exhorting: “Show your faces. ICE cowards.” The group then split in half, with hundreds chanting and marching down two thoroughfares and crowding out traffic.
Police ordered them to disperse. Officers used smoke and pepper balls to control the crowd and 17 people were arrested, Denver police said Wednesday.
Spokane
Mayor Lisa Brown imposed a downtown curfew after a protest Wednesday afternoon outside an ICE office in Spokane, Washington.
The curfew will run from Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. Thursday, according to a statement released by the city.
The curfew doesn’t apply to law enforcement, emergency personnel, media, people leaving the soccer game at a local sports facility, residents who live in the area and people traveling for work.
Several protesters were detained outside the ICE building, KXLY-TV reported.
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