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June 27, 2025

We hope you all are having a good week out there! Anti-ICE protests are picking up around the country, including in Philadelphia. Last week, we took a closer look at Philly’s police tactics against street protesters. On June 14, one of our journalists was roughed up by Philadelphia Police while covering an anti-ICE march near the Federal Detention Center in Center City — here’s the coverage ([link removed]) :


** Philadelphia Police Crack Down on Anti-ICE Marches Twice in One Week ([link removed])
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The increasing tempo of pro-immigrant, anti-ICE protests hit Philadelphia last week, and the Philadelphia Police Department has decided to crack down.

On Tuesday, June 10, and Saturday, June 14, autonomous protests were called outside of the Federal Detention Center, where up to 125 immigrant detainees can be held by ICE. The Tuesday protest included 80-100 protesters, while the Saturday demonstration brought an estimated 300. Both marches were met with intense police response which resulted in injuries and arrests.

Unlike other cities, where police shot tear gas and rubber bullets into crowds, the Philadelphia Police Department dispersed marches with tools on hand: battering protesters with batons, corralling the crowd with bicycles and nearly running activists and journalists over with motorcycles.

In October 2020, following protests against the killings of George Floyd and Walter Wallace Jr., the Philadelphia City Council passed a ban on the use of tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters. Additionally, a 2023 lawsuit resulted in a $9 million settlement awarded to activists, organizers and West Philly residents who were harmed by police use of tear gas.

This report ([link removed]) covers how police repressed the June 10 and 14 demonstrations that roamed the northeast side of Center City — video from June 14 below.
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Philadelphia: Autonomous Anti-ICE March at Federal Detention Center [ Vimeo link ([link removed]) | YouTube link ([link removed]) ]
Philadelphia Police Crack Down on Anti-ICE Marches Twice in One Week ([link removed])

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