{"id":65538,"date":"2025-05-01T22:39:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T05:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=65538"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:22:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:22:48","slug":"sf-may-day-trump-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/sf-may-day-trump-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigrant workers reflect on rising deportation fears on May Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every morning, Marcelo, 60, waits on a San Francisco sidewalk, looking for work. The Guatemalan day laborer, who has lived in the city for seven years, says he takes any gig he\u2019s offered, from painting to construction. But since Trump got elected, he said, the number of work opportunities for immigrants like him has dwindled. The fear of not being able to afford rent \u2014 and of being deported without due process \u2014 feels more pressing than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs an undocumented person, you can\u2019t really do anything, say anything,\u201d Marcelo said. \u201cAt any moment they could come for me, you know? They could accuse me of something that I didn\u2019t do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/immigration-news-trump-ice-deportations\/\">Immigration news: 16 major Trump-era policy changes you should know about<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first 100 days of his second term, the Trump administration has moved quickly to reshape U.S. immigration policy: fast-tracking deportations, cutting legal protections, and striking deals with federal agencies to help identify undocumented people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The uncertainty immigrant communities face was among the many causes that brought thousands to the streets across San Francisco this May Day, with workers from different industries rallying together to defend their rights \u2014 and each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-14.jpg?resize=600%2C399&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1043&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-14-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Demonstrators walk past San Francisco City Hall during a May Day demonstration on May 1, 2025. Several hundred people gathered downtown in support of labor and immigrant rights. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThings got better for a long time. We had a lot of rights, we had a lot of help. And it&#8217;s heartbreaking to see what&#8217;s happening now,\u201d said Juanita Contreras, 70, a former union organizer who attended the morning rally in the Mission District. \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be hard to build it up again. It\u2019ll take time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Bertha, a domestic worker who has been in San Francisco for 34 years, rebuilding starts with standing up for her rights. She\u2019s in the process of sorting out her legal status, she said, but despite her fears, it was important to attend May Day events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want people to know that they shouldn\u2019t be scared, that we can push forward if we support each other,\u201d said the Mujeres Unidas y Activas member. \u201cIt\u2019s important to be here and show that we\u2019re united.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-12-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-12-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-12-1-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-12-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-12-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-12-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-12-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-12-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-12-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-12-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-12-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Juanita Contreras stands next to large banners during a morning May Day rally at the 24th Street Bart Plaza. Photo: Alexa Trevi\u00f1o for El Tecolote<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Around San Francisco, many immigrants said that what they feared the most was a lack of due process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany people go out to the street scared that they might be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and face deportation because they\u2019re looking for another person,\u201d said Sa\u00fal J., a longtime welder. He said he\u2019s been closely following the case of Kilmar Abrego Garc\u00eda, a longtime U.S. resident who was deported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador due to an administrative error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-05.jpg?resize=600%2C399&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-05-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-05-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-05-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-05-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-05-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-05-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-05-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-05-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1043&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-05-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-05-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jose Robles, 74, a retired janitor at a school, stands at Garfield Square Park in San Francisco, Calif., on May 1, 2025. \u201cYou can have documents and they will still deport you,\u201d Robles said, regarding his concerns on the country\u2019s political climate. Robles worked as a janitor for 33 years and has lived in the Mission District for 50 years. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To Henry, a Mexican food vendor who sells chips and shaved ice, San Francisco\u2019s sanctuary city ordinance has offered only momentary relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s worrying, but so far, nothing has happened here,\u201d said Henry, who moved to the city four months ago from Los Angeles following a crackdown on street vendors. \u201cBut at the same time, it doesn\u2019t really matter, right? Whether we\u2019re working or not, something can happen at any moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the May Day rally in the Civic Center that evening, where hundreds of people marched to ICE headquarters, many local unions and grassroots organizations spoke in support of immigrant workers. Kim Evon, executive vice president at SEIU Local 2015, said many of the more than half a million people her union represents are first- and second-generation immigrants working as long-term caregivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To support them, Evon said the union has hosted hundreds of presentations in recent months to educate workers about their legal rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, some worry these campaigns may not be enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSometimes I wonder what I would do if I got detained,\u201d said Jos\u00e9 Robles, 74, a retired janitor. \u201cI\u2019ve heard they\u2019ve picked up people with documents. Thankfully I became a citizen, but what would that matter if they just picked me up without asking anything? Just because I looked Latino.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-23.jpg?resize=600%2C399&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-23-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-23-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-23-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-23-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-23-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-23-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-23-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-23-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1043&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-23-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-23-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A demonstrator hits a Border Patrol pi\u00f1ata with a baseball bat outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office during a May Day demonstration in San Francisco, Calif., on May 1, 2025. Several hundred people gathered downtown in support of labor and immigrant rights. Photo: Pablo Unzueta for El Tecolote\/CatchLight Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-11.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-11-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-11-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-11-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-11-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-11-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-11-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-11-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-11-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-11-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-Day-2025-11-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">San Francisco State University student Jenny Rodr\u00edguez and her friend Anika hold signs advocating for immigrant rights during a morning May Day rally in the Mission District. \u201cFor me, it&#8217;s really important just to represent my parents,&#8221; Rodr\u00edguez said. &#8220;They&#8217;re undocumented workers and it&#8217;s really scary for them. They don&#8217;t want to go anywhere outside of the Bay Area really.\u201d Photo: Alexa Trevi\u00f1o for El Tecolote<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-09.jpg?resize=600%2C399&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-09-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-09-scaled.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-09-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-09-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-09-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-09-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-09-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-09-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1043&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-09-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1331&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/05012025-MAYDAY-ET-PU-09-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A woman who did not want to be identified holds a sign denouncing President Donald Trump during a May Day demonstration in San Francisco, Calif., on May 1, 2025. Several hundred people gathered downtown in support of labor and immigrant rights. 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Several hundred people gathered downtown in support of labor and immigrant rights. 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Several hundred people gathered in downtown San Francisco for May Day, demanding labor and immigrant rights. 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Several hundred people gathered downtown in support of labor and immigrant rights. 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She did not want to be identified. The demonstration drew several hundred people to downtown San Francisco in support of labor and immigrant rights. 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