The2017 May Day protests were a series of protests that took place onMay Day (May 1, 2017) over worker andimmigrant rights,^[1][2] throughout the United States and around the world. Protests became violent inOlympia, Washington, andPortland, Oregon.^[3][4] Many demonstrators were protesting against the policies of PresidentDonald Trump,^[5] specifically those related to immigration.^[6][7]

The protests occurred in several major cities, includingChicago,^[8]Detroit,^[9][10]Las Vegas,^[11]Los Angeles,^[12][13]Miami,^[14]New York City,^[15]Philadelphia,^[14]San Francisco,^[16]Seattle,^[17] andWashington, D.C.^[14] Protesters againstdeportation held a sit-in at the office of Texas governorGreg Abbott inAustin, and blocked the driveway of theImmigration and Customs Enforcement office in San Francisco.^[7] In New York City, twelve protesters were arrested forcivil disobedience after blocking the entrance to the ManhattanJPMorgan building.^[18] InOakland, California, four people were arrested fortrespassing at anAlameda County government building.^[19]

InDenver, a rally began in the city'sCivic Center Park before a vigil occurred outside of a for-profitdetention center inAurora owned byGEO Group, which at the time was the second-largest operator of for-profit prisons and facing lawsuits representing 62,000 of their detainees for being threatened withsolitary confinement.^[20]

The protests inOlympia, Washington andPortland, Oregon turned violent^[3][21] and were classified as riots by police.^[22] In Portland, protesters allegedly threw lead balls,smoke bombs, paint, glass bottles, and cans ofPepsi at officers.^[23] There were multiple cases of property damage and arson.^[24] This resulted in 25 arrests^[25] and the cancellation of the protest permit.^[22] In Olympia, black-clad protesters shattered windows, and threw smoke-issuing devices and rocks at police.^[26] Some of the 50 protesters in Olympia had signs reading "delete the port" and broke windows in theDowntown Historic District.^[4] Several storefronts suffered damage. Nine police officers were injured by thrown rocks, and nine protesters were arrested.^[27]

Protests also occurred in the following cities:

• Concord, California^[28]
• Durham, North Carolina^[29]
• Fortuna, California^[30]
• Grand Rapids, Michigan^[9]
• Lansing, Michigan^[10]
• Minneapolis^[31]
• Nashville, Tennessee^[32]
• Phoenix, Arizona^[33]
• Pontiac, Michigan^[9]
• Riverside, California^[34]

International protests occurred inHavana, Cuba;Istanbul;Moscow, Russia;Paris, France; thePhilippines;Pristina, Kosovo;Saint Petersburg, Russia; andTbilisi, Georgia.^[15] The protests in Paris, which were held over immigration and labor rights, as well as the2017 French presidential election, turned violent whenBlack Bloc protesters joined the protests and began clashing with police, throwing rocks, bricks, concrete,Molotov cocktails, and firebombs.^[35] French police clashed with the violent rioters throughout the day, and at least six officers were injured, with some suffering severe burns from firebombs and Molotov cocktails.^[36][37]

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