Hundreds of people marched through downtown Salt Lake City on Thursday evening, to protest the Trump administration’s handling of undocumented immigrants.
What was billed as an “emergency protest” started at Washington Square Park, at Salt Lake City Hall, at 6 p.m., and culminated with protesters marching north on State Street to the Bennett Federal Building. Some chanted “No more ICE,” referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
When a counter-protester wearing a t-shirt supporting President Donald Trump tried to interrupt the Washington Square Park event, protesters in safety vests encouraged others to ignore the interruption and to stay peaceful. Law enforcement officers — who kept a small, uniformed presence at the event — helped separate the protesters from the counter-protester.
Organizers said Thursday’s event was done in solidarity with those protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles. Those protests prompted Trump to mobilize some 4,000 National Guard troops to L.A., over the objections of California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom. A judge has ruled the mobilization unconstitutional, though his ruling has been stayed pending appeal.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Activist Carl Moore stands above marchers as they demonstrate in Salt Lake City against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent detainment and deportation of migrants across the United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A demonstrator carries an American flag as he marches down State Street during a demonstration in Salt Lake City against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent detainment and deportation of migrants across the United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A woman chants into a microphone during a demonstration in Salt Lake City against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent detainment and deportation of migrants across the United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A demonstrator covers their face during a demonstration in Salt Lake City against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent detainment and deportation of migrants across the United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) People watch as demonstrators march in Salt Lake City to demonstrate against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent detainment and deportation of migrants across the United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A car passenger holds a sign out the window as she travels past a demonstration in Salt Lake City against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent detainment and deportation of migrants across the United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) People watch as demonstrators march in Salt Lake City against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent detainment and deportation of migrants across the United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Demonstrators hold signs and flags during a demonstration in Salt Lake City against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent detainment and deportation of migrants across the United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) People watch and react as people march to demonstrate in Salt Lake City against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent detainment and deportation of migrants across the United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Law enforcement separate a counter-protester from the crowd after an altercation during a demonstration in Salt Lake City against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent detainment and deportation of migrants across the United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Mexican flag flies from a vehicle near a demonstration in Salt Lake City against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's recent detainment and deportation of migrants across the United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
