“We have democracy in this country, in this state, in this community, in this city. Advocates also went to the homes of Councilors Carol Clark and Clinton Woods. The video was livestreamed on the Facebook page of Adelante Alabama Worker Center, a group that fights on behalf of low-wage and immigrant workers and their families in the Birmingham area. On Monday, one of the protesters livestreamed the group as they knocked on the doors of Woodfin. The City Council on Tuesday approved a continuation of a previous 3-year agreement on an 8-0 vote, Councilor Crystal Smitherman was not present, despite opposition from advocacy groups worried that it could lead to more deportations in the city and give ICE too much power.Ĭity officials said that was not the case. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that would deputize several BPD officers as customs officers for ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations jurisdiction. Protesters were opposed to an agreement between the city’s police department and U.S. “To the folks that came in my private yard, on my private property, on my steps, on my front porch, hear me clearly when I say this, ‘Try Jesus, but don’t try me.’”

“A lot of folks who disrespect you are not your neighbor and don’t even live in this city,” said Woodfin, visibly upset, at the City Council meeting. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday angrily denounced protesters who showed up at his front door the night before.

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