Protesters advocating for the end of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency are planning a protest outside the home of warden in charge of the “concentration camp” in Aurora, Colorado.
“This camp is notorious for numerous outbreaks and quarantines, coverups, medical neglect, torture via solitary confinement (up to nine months) of trans, gay, and mentally ill captives, and was one of four camps nationwide that was recently reprimanded by *Trump’s own Department of Homeland Security* for human rights abuses,” the Abolish ICE Denver group said.
They are planning to protest outside Johnny Choate’s home, who the group describes as “cruel.” The group has encouraged people to bring a sign, poster, musical instrument, and “all your righteous rage” so Choate’s neighbors know what he does for a living. Abolish ICE Denver added they intend to have peaceful rally.
“The planned protest outside Warden Choate’s home by extreme anti-ICE protesters goes beyond the pale. Groups like Abolish ICE have demonstrated they have little regard for the rule of law, and the threatening nature of this protest should be taken very seriously,” Colorado GOP Chairman Ken Buck said in a statement.
“It should not be difficult for elected officials from either party to speak out against this blatant attempt to terrorize Mr. Choate, his family, and his neighbors,” he added.
In an editorial published last week, The Aurora Sentinel criticized the protest as a “thinly veiled act of extortion and terrorism,” adding, “It’s an unnerving and repugnant act that borders on violence. It’s a scheme that clear-headed members of these and other anti-ICE or anti-GEO groups should work feverishly to stop.”
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has said they do not support the protest outside Choate’s home.
ACLU of Colorado does not support the protest at the warden’s house. But we encourage folks to sign up to attend meetings this fall with your state representatives to urge them to push for oversight of private immigrant detention facilities. https://t.co/ZaxZcw1BMC
— ACLU of Colorado (@ACLUofColorado) September 19, 2019
The Colorado Democratic Party did not return the Washington Examiner‘s request for comment.
