A vigil was held at Washington Square Park in Salt Lake City to call for the end of immigrant camps at the border. Called Lights for Liberty, the vigil was one of thousands of gatherings held across the nation to protest the inhumane conditions faced by refugees coming to America through the southern border. Speakers at the vigil included members of the Latinx community.
“The Trump administration’s immigration policies and detention camps meet the United Nations’ definition of genocide and crimes against humanity,” said Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin, lawyer, activist and organizer on the Lights for Liberty website. “Congress is refusing to stop the president and his policies.