Utahns came together Sunday in an emergency protest to stand in solidarity with Los Angeles, where federal agents conducted a series of immigration raids.
Protests followed, and President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard members in response.
One protester in Salt Lake, who wanted to remain anonymous, said these protests are to condemn that response.
“This is what we have been waiting for: anticipating the unbridled use of lethal force against protesters, peaceful protesters in the United States,” he said.
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