San Miguel de Allende, More than 200 foreign citizens and Mexican-Americans joined the international protest from San Miguel de Allende against the abuses of the United States immigration authorities and the excesses of President Donald Trump.
In front of the United States Consular Agency in the La Luciérnaga shopping plaza, men and women of different nationalities held signs and raised their voices to make it clear that they disagree with the politics of fear, the use of armed forces against civilians, and the criminalization of the Latino community.
“Trump, son of Putin?”, “No Kings, Only Drag Queens?”, “No human is illegal on STOLEN land,” and “It’s good that we’re in Mexico, it’s good that we have you far away” were the messages the protesters used on their signs.
Images of the Statue of Liberty crying, feces emojis next to Trump, and the most common one: “Trump, No King,” were some of the images seen this afternoon outside the U.S. Consular Agency, where people sang, shouted, and chanted that it was time for Trump to “go.”
At the same time as in the Bajío region, this protest was replicated in different cities around the world as part of a global call for respect for migrant rights.
“What a sad country the United States is with a man who thinks he’s a leader and is nothing more than a dictator,” Lucina Kathmann, a writer and activist who participated in the protest, firmly expressed. “I was born there, but I chose Mexico for its warmth. Today more than ever, I reaffirm that decision.”
“We are happy to be away from the United States today. She should learn from President Sheinbaum (of Mexico),” said Karol Smith, who shouted loudly during the protest.
The rally in San Miguel took place simultaneously with demonstrations in New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, Madrid, and Mexico City, protesting Donald Trump’s use of the military and police to carry out mass raids and arbitrary detentions against people who “don’t look American.”
Since his first campaign in 2016 and throughout his term, Trump has toughened immigration policy, separating families at the border, locking migrant children in detention centers, reinforcing walls, and promoting racially charged hate speech that has left deep social wounds.
But on June 14, the world responded. And San Miguel de Allende, a favorite destination for foreign citizens in Mexico and home to more than 17,000 foreigners, was one of the many points on the map where citizens chose not to remain silent.
“We are here because we believe in justice, because we love this country that has welcomed us, and because we will not stand idly by and watch human rights be trampled upon,” shared a Mexican-American protester who attended with his family.
The protest ended peacefully, with the protest chant serving as a symbol of unity.
Because walls don’t stop dignity. Because no passport is worth more than life.
Source: am
