Protest
Illegal immigration protester Ted Hayes marches in downtown Los Angeles alongside Jamiel and Anita Shaw, the parents of Jamiel Shaw II, 17, a black athlete who was shot and killed in March by an alleged gang member who was in the country illegally. Marchers carried American flags and signs that read, Justice for Jamiel. The march and rally at City Hall came days after a judge ruled that Pedro Espinoza, 19, will stand trial in the teenager’s slaying. (Benjamin Reed / Los Angeles Times)
Dozens of protesters, including anti-illegal-immigration Minutemen and community activists, march along Broadway in downtown L.A. to decry violence by illegal immigrants and to demand that the Los Angeles Police Department change its controversial policy limiting when someone can be questioned about their immigration status. (Benjamin Reed / Los Angeles Times)
Lawrence Hernandez taunts an illegal immigration protester during the march. He was among a few dozen counter-protesters who walked alongside the crowd, shouting racists and accusing the marchers of being Ku Klux Klan members. The counter-protesters held a large Mexican flag and chanted, No human being is illegal. A line of uniformed officers separated the groups, which remained peaceful despite heated verbal confrontations. (Benjamin Reed / Los Angeles Times)
