Protestors disrupted morning rush-hour traffic in front of the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave., on May 29. Calling on President Barack Obama to stop deportations while Congress seeks reform, 12 protestors used plastic pipes to make a “human chain” and positioned themselves around a banner that read “400: Not1More Deportation.” The president is scheduled to speak at the hotel this evening as part of a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraising event.
[Photos by Tyler Stabile]
Protesters blocked traffic in front of the Hilton Chicago until 10:15 a.m. Another immigration rally is scheduled to be held in front of the hotel at 4:30 p.m. Photo by Tyler Stabile
Protestors lay in the middle of Michigan Avenue chanting, “Not one more!” Photo by Tyler Stabile
Protestors lay in the middle of Michigan Avenue chanting, “Not one more!” Photo by Tyler Stabile
Officers separate the protestors by carefully sawing the plastic pipes. Photo by Tyler Stabile
Officers separate the protestors by carefully sawing the plastic pipes. Photo by Tyler Stabile
Protestor Felipe Hernandez, a member of the Latino Youth Action League, screams through a bull horn as police remove fellow protestors from blocking traffic on South Michigan Avenue. Photo by Tyler Stabile
A protestor smiles at a fellow activist just before he was removed by the police. Photo by Tyler Stabile
A protestor continues to chant while being hauled into a police truck. Photo by Tyler Stabile