PHOENIX — Three people were arrested in an anti-ICE protest in Tucson on Wednesday evening, according to authorities.
The protest outside an ICE office started peacefully, the Tucson Police Department said.
What happened at ICE protest in Tucson?
However, they eventually blocked a roadway, threw balloons filled with paint at masked security officers and drew anti-ICE graffiti, according to the Associated Press.
The outlet reported that a security guard sprayed a chemical irritant at protestors after people in masks holding makeshift shields inched closer to guards.
A protestor fired an even larger volume of chemical irritant at security officers and a protestor threw a barricade at a security officer in response, the Associated Press said. The security officers, who have not been identified as either federal or security agents, pulled back.
Authorities respond to ICE protest in Tucson
The Arizona Department of Public Safety issued a response to Wednesday’s ICE protest, saying that it supports peaceful assemble but will crack down on criminal activity.
Statement from the AZDPS regarding protests. pic.twitter.com/wVe5ADbMVW
— Dept. of Public Safety (@Arizona_DPS) June 12, 2025
U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Timothy Courchaine said that while people are constitutionally allowed to peacefully protest, many entities are abusing that right.
“There are entities who are using that right as a cover to perpetrate violence, rioting and destruction in our streets,” Courchaine said in a Thursday announcement. “That behavior cannot be tolerated.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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