People are gathering at several protests around the University of Alabama against President Donald Trump's speech on Thursday. 米兰体育 13 will have team coverage on-air and online from Tuscaloosa Thursday and stream Trump's speech here.Some of the signs at the protests included sayings such as, "We are not OKAY," and "Revolution will be televised."Take a look at the protest in the video player above.Protests plannedThere are three planned protests on Thursday.National Day of Action1701 McFarland Blvd. E2-7 p.m. CDT "Donald Trump has chosen to insert himself into this years UA's graduating class," the protest flier said. "They didn't ask for this. How dare he? On International Workers Day, in Tuscaloosa, AL we will be mobilizing to the Coleman Coliseum to finally tell him how we really feel! You are not welcome here!"May Day Strong618 21st Ave4-7 p.m. CDTTide Against TrumpSnow Hinton Park4-8 p.m. CDT Ahead of speaking at one of the protests, former U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, told 米兰体育 13 Reporter Jarvis Robertson that it is important for democrats to go to more than just battleground places.鈥淲hat gets me is they鈥檙e not waiting for a politician or an elected leader to tell them what to do, they鈥檙e taking the future in their own hands right now; and that鈥檚 exactly the leadership we need to overcome Donald Trump," O'Rourke said.The University of Alabama Democrats announced plans to protest the event, citing grievances with the Trump administration.Video below: University of Alabama College Democrats, Republicans react to President Trump's visit"The Trump administration kidnapped one of our Ph.D. students for no reason a few weeks ago and is holding him without bond at an ICE black site in Louisiana," UA Democrats said in a statement. "There is no greater insult than this."Alireza Doroudi, a mechanical engineering doctoral student from Iran, is being held in the Jena/LaSalle Detention Facility in Louisiana. ICE detained him in March from his off-campus house because he "posed significant national security concerns," according to a Department of Homeland Security statement."What鈥檚 most troubling is that the burden of proof has effectively been placed on Mr. Doroudi to disprove a threat that was never substantiated in the first place," said Doroudi's attorney, David Roza, in a statement. "Our legal system is not built on proving a negative, and yet that鈥檚 exactly what is being asked of us. According to ICE鈥檚 own database, Mr. Doroudi鈥檚 student visa appears to be valid, making his continued detention all the more concerning."Doroudi was denied bond on April 17. His legal team plans to appeal the decision.>> Video shows ICE detaining University of Alabama student outside Tuscaloosa apartmentICE arrests under the Trump administrationWhen Trump took office, he began issuing a record number of executive orders, with many centering on the nation's immigration and border enforcement policies.These orders range from the ending of birthright citizenship to expanded use of expedited removals. They also address people seeking refuge or asylum 鈥� with an order to end the U.S. refugee program and the halting of an app used by migrants to make appointments before arriving at the border. Another order focuses on the deployment of resources, specifically the military, to border enforcement. CjxzY3JpcHQgdHlwZT0idGV4dC9qYXZhc2NyaXB0Ij4hZnVuY3Rpb24oKXsidXNlIHN0cmljdCI7d2luZG93LmFkZEV2ZW50TGlzdGVuZXIoIm1lc3NhZ2UiLChmdW5jdGlvbihlKXtpZih2b2lkIDAhPT1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKXt2YXIgdD1kb2N1bWVudC5xdWVyeVNlbGVjdG9yQWxsKCJpZnJhbWUiKTtmb3IodmFyIGEgaW4gZS5kYXRhWyJkYXRhd3JhcHBlci1oZWlnaHQiXSlmb3IodmFyIHI9MDtyPHQubGVuZ3RoO3IrKyl7aWYodFtyXS5jb250ZW50V2luZG93PT09ZS5zb3VyY2UpdFtyXS5zdHlsZS5oZWlnaHQ9ZS5kYXRhWyJkYXRhd3JhcHBlci1oZWlnaHQiXVthXSsicHgifX19KSl9KCk7PC9zY3JpcHQ+
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — People are gathering at several protests around the University of Alabama against President Donald Trump's speech on Thursday.
米兰体育 13 will have team coverage on-air and online from Tuscaloosa Thursday and stream Trump's speech here.
Some of the signs at the protests included sayings such as, "We are not OKAY," and "Revolution will be televised."
Take a look at the protest in the video player above.
Protests planned
There are three planned protests on Thursday.
National Day of Action
- 1701 McFarland Blvd. E
- 2-7 p.m. CDT
"Donald Trump has chosen to insert himself into this years UA's graduating class," the protest flier said. "They didn't ask for this. How dare he? On International Workers Day, in Tuscaloosa, AL we will be mobilizing to the Coleman Coliseum to finally tell him how we really feel! You are not welcome here!"
May Day Strong
Tide Against Trump
- Snow Hinton Park
- 4-8 p.m. CDT
Ahead of speaking at one of the protests, former U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, told 米兰体育 13 Reporter Jarvis Robertson that it is important for democrats to go to more than just battleground places.
鈥淲hat gets me is they鈥檙e not waiting for a politician or an elected leader to tell them what to do, they鈥檙e taking the future in their own hands right now; and that鈥檚 exactly the leadership we need to overcome Donald Trump," O'Rourke said.
The University of Alabama Democrats announced plans to protest the event, citing grievances with the Trump administration.
Video below: University of Alabama College Democrats, Republicans react to President Trump's visit
"The Trump administration kidnapped one of our Ph.D. students for no reason a few weeks ago and is holding him without bond at an ICE black site in Louisiana," UA Democrats said in a statement. "There is no greater insult than this."
Alireza Doroudi, a mechanical engineering doctoral student from Iran, is being held in the . ICE detained him in March from his off-campus house because he "posed significant national security concerns," according to a Department of Homeland Security statement.
"What鈥檚 most troubling is that the burden of proof has effectively been placed on Mr. Doroudi to disprove a threat that was never substantiated in the first place," said Doroudi's attorney, David Roza, in a statement. "Our legal system is not built on proving a negative, and yet that鈥檚 exactly what is being asked of us. According to ICE鈥檚 own database, Mr. Doroudi鈥檚 student visa appears to be valid, making his continued detention all the more concerning."
Doroudi was denied bond on April 17. His legal team plans to appeal the decision.
>> Video shows ICE detaining University of Alabama student outside Tuscaloosa apartment
ICE arrests under the Trump administration
When Trump took office, he began issuing a record number of executive orders, with many centering on the nation's immigration and border enforcement policies.
These orders range from the ending of birthright citizenship to expanded use of expedited removals. They also address people seeking refuge or asylum 鈥� with an order to end the U.S. refugee program and the halting of an app used by migrants to make appointments before arriving at the border. Another order focuses on the deployment of resources, , to border enforcement.
