The message of the protestors is becoming loud and clear.
Communities all over the country protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday during another “ICE OUT” protest. Alamosa’s protest and demonstration was Saturday where about 110 people showed up and protested the targeted immigration enforcement operations happening in states like Minnesota.
The two-part protest in Alamosa started downtown then moved to the SLV Regional Airport, where demonstrators targeted Key Lime Air and its contract business with ICE. The Alamosa airport was a focus as a location for a demonstration because Key Lime owns Denver Air Connection, which offers service into Alamosa.
Organizers with the San Luis Valley Immigrant Partnership Team put on the demonstration in front of the airport, where they had volunteers dressed in Tyvek suits and shackled to emulate the conditions that detainees experience on flights.
One volunteer dressed as a flight attendant stood in silence with a blindfold that read “Key Lime.”
The public killings of Minneapolis residents and U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in January set off nationwide protests that continued throughout the month.
Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis has been ongoing. Communities across the United States have gone on strike and protested the smash-and-grab approach federal agents have taken while conducting their raids and arrests.
Alamosa saw a smash-and-grab detainment in September 2025 when four CBP agents arrested Jose Aguilera. Since then there have been no documented arrests in the San Luis Valley.
Alamosa has an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office at 1921 State Ave.
An organizer with the SLV Immigrant Partnership Team told Alamosa Citizen that they plan on having more protests throughout the year. Another nationwide “No Kings” protest is set for March 28.
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