Anti-ICE Protesters Take to Tamm Avenue Bridge in Dogtown

by Michael Berg · Published June 12, 2025 · Updated June 14, 2025

Photo by Richard Reilly

Last night’s anti-ICE protest on the Tamm Avenue bridge in the Dogtown drew an estimated 400 people. Demonstrators waved signs and flags, sending a message to commuters in crowded rush hour traffic. They seemed to receive a positive reaction from many of those driving by. Some attendees took the time to share why they decided to attend the evening protest.

A smiling protester wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and glasses, holding a camera, stands in a crowd during a demonstration. — Photo by Michael Berg

“I’m here standing up for democracy and in strong opposition to fascism which is taking over our nation and also standing up against oligarchy and corruption.” – Anita Cleaver

Person wearing a large banana hat at a protest, smiling and posing for the camera. — Photo by Michael Berg

“I’m here to protest what’s going on in our country. Attacks on reproductive rights, immigration rights, education, government research, lack of law, no due process, Trump’s not listening to the constitution – I could go on, I could take an hour.” – Kelly Hopkins

A young person with long hair and glasses wearing a black t-shirt and a patterned scarf stands outdoors during a protest. — Photo by Michael Berg

“I think what ICE is doing is inherently fascistic. I watched a livestream of a streamer, Hassan Abi, who was at the LA protests. He was there one to four days, pretty much. Just looking at the differences between how he livestreamed himself there and how peaceful it was and how mainstream media sort of portrays it in a different light. Almost like it was violent – I don’t know, it angered me.

Obviously, it’s not great to burn down cars or whatever, but you have to understand that no protest would happen if it weren’t for the fact that ICE went in to the middle of Los Angeles and kidnapped a bunch of people essentially. It’s sad that people are more concerned about property rather than human lives – people who deserve to be here and who are the backbone of America.” – Mark Briginets

A demonstrator at an anti-ICE protest in Dogtown, wearing a light gray tank top and glasses, raises their hand in a peace sign while standing on a bridge. — Photo by Michael Berg

“I feel like I’m trying to fight against a dystopian hellscape that we’re living in right now, where people are rounded up and stolen by this weird faction of our psychotic president’s militarized police and I don’t want to stand by and just let that happen. I’m the daughter of an immigrant and I think immigrants are what makes the country that we live in great and I don’t want to hear anybody else tell us anything different. That’s why I’m here.” – Julia Gabbart

A woman with long braids wearing an orange shirt with the text 'Movement 4 Freedom' stands by a railing at an outdoor protest, with a group of people visible in the background. — Photo by Michael Berg

“I am here because we are witnessing us going backwards. We knew this day was going to come. We’ve seen this day before. What is happening in LA and what is happening across this country – we are seeing ICE just totally come against the civil rights of people, of immigrants in this country. The Trump administration has made the decision that this is how they’re going to govern for immigrants and also for anyone who stands in the way – state sanctioned violence. The way that we’ve seen protesters treated just for standing up saying ‘no, not in our communities, not in our country’ – we saw much of that during Ferguson. This is definitely a reminder of the way this country handles protests, but we’re going to stand up for our immigrant community. We stand up for each and every person, regardless of where they were born. Our love for humanity has no borders.” – Former Congresswoman Cori Bush-Merritts