Photos: Local organizations rally for May Day protest outside Delaware North's headquarters
From the Continuing coverage: ICE activity in the Buffalo Niagara region series
Hundreds of protesters demonstrated against Delaware North, the Jacobs family, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, part of a May Day national day of action, outside Delaware North’s headquarters in Buffalo on Thursday.
Local organizations Our City Action Buffalo and the Fight Oligarchy Club hosted the protest.
Uniland Development Co., which owns the Delaware North building, houses Western New York’s offices for ICE inside the building. Our City Action Buffalo advocates claim ICE is “terrorizing and disappearing members of our community.”
Demonstrators gather for a protest against Delaware North and the Jacobs family outside Delaware North’s headquarters in Buffalo.
Bill Wisniewski holds a sign portraying the Jacobs family reading “our family is winning the class war.” “I mean, (the Jacobs family) are our local oligarchs. You gotta remember, we had to chip in money to make (Delaware North) stay. They threatened to go elsewhere qand we had to chip in,” said Wisniewski.
Amy Prentiss wears a hat decked out with various messages, taking on the role of the “Mad Hatter” from Alice in Wonderland, for the protest.
Protesters hold their signs high.
India Walton rallies the crowd.
Demonstrators crowd together outside Delaware North’s headquarters.
A protester holds a sign reading “tax the rich.”
A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag reading “Free Palestine,” walking along the edge of the protest along Delaware Avenue.
Protesters stand together.
Marilyn O’Connor carries a sign reading “Moms against Nazi B.S.”
Q. Ballard holds a sign written with “Abolish ICE.”
Protesters rally together.
A demonstrator with face paint silently holds a “No war but class war” sign.
Dressed as the “Queen of Hearts” from Alice in Wonderland, Robin, who didn’t feel comfortable sharing a last name, raises her arms high, gesturing to passing traffic.
Demonstrators rally against Delaware North, the Jacobs family, and ICE outside Delaware North’s headquarters.
Protesters hold signs advocating for due process.
Demonstrators decry the Jacobs family and ICE outside Delaware North's headquarters.
A woman wears a sign on her back.
Demonstrators line the corner of Delaware and Chippewa.
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