People in Alabama and around the country are holding protests on Saturday against the Trump administration on what will be the same day as the military parade in Washington, D.C.While they are rallying against several policies, they are also focusing on illegal immigration and recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.>> WHAT TO KNOW: Nationwide protests against immigration raids escalate, leading to arrests and curfewsSen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and ICE confirmed those have happened in Birmingham and in other areas around Alabama.The National Guard was deployed to Los Angeles against the governor's cooperation. The last time this happened was to Selma in 1965 during the Civil Rights Movement. The images of these raids have been all over social media, inciting emotions like fear, anger and sadness, according to people holding the rallies.>> VIDEO: ICE releases footage of immigration raid inside Omaha's Glenn Valley plant Lynne Lee is part of the 50501 movement here in Birmingham. "You're not following the law," Lee said. "You are not giving everyone due process. Everyone on this soil is entitled to due process. And ICE is not fulfilling that.鈥滻CE agents are working with federal and local partners to detain and deport immigrants who are in the country illegally. Deputy director of the ICE Regional Office in New Orleans, Brian Acuna, said following the law is exactly what his agents are doing 鈥� a mission that hasn't changed in decades. 鈥淭he immigration law in this country is pretty clear and black and white. If the person does not resolve their immigration situation, then they have a final order of removal," Acuna said.While the deputy director says the mission has stayed the same, the number of people arrested by ICE has increased.According to ICE officials, more people have been arrested so far this year than in all of 2024. That number is at 2,345 people as of June 13, 2025.There are several protests planned across Central Alabama, including in Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Jacksonville. Video below: U.S. military parade spurs debate on financial, political costsPHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — People in Alabama and around the country are holding protests on Saturday against the Trump administration on what will be the same day as the military parade in Washington, D.C.
While they are rallying against several policies, they are also focusing on illegal immigration and recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.
>> WHAT TO KNOW:
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and ICE confirmed those have happened in Birmingham and in other areas around Alabama.
The National Guard was deployed to Los Angeles against the governor's cooperation. The last time this happened was to Selma in 1965 during the Civil Rights Movement.
The images of these raids have been all over social media, inciting emotions like fear, anger and sadness, according to people holding the rallies.
>> VIDEO: ICE releases footage of immigration raid inside Omaha's Glenn Valley plant
Lynne Lee is part of the 50501 movement here in Birmingham.
"You're not following the law," Lee said. "You are not giving everyone due process. Everyone on this soil is entitled to due process. And ICE is not fulfilling that.鈥�
ICE agents are working with federal and local partners to detain and deport immigrants who are in the country illegally. Deputy director of the ICE Regional Office in New Orleans, Brian Acuna, said following the law is exactly what his agents are doing 鈥� a mission that hasn't changed in decades.
鈥淭he immigration law in this country is pretty clear and black and white. If the person does not resolve their immigration situation, then they have a final order of removal," Acuna said.
While the deputy director says the mission has stayed the same, the number of people arrested by ICE has increased.
According to ICE officials, more people have been arrested so far this year than in all of 2024. That number is at 2,345 people as of June 13, 2025.
There are several protests planned across Central Alabama, including in Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Jacksonville.
Video below: U.S. military parade spurs debate on financial, political costs
