Activists Plan a Día de los Muertos Protest in Ybor City's Centennial Park on Sunday Evening
The Tampa Immigrant Rights Committee's 'Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living' gathering is set for 6 p.m. Sunday in Centennial Park, calling for justice for people who have died in immigration custody.
Activists led by the Tampa Immigrant Rights Committee plan to gather in Ybor City on Sunday evening for a Día de los Muertos protest under the theme 'Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living.' The event is set for 6 p.m. inside Centennial Park, at 1800 E. 8th Ave., according to Creative Loafing Tampa's listing of the event.
Organizers say the protest will call for justice for victims of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The event's framing points to deaths in federal immigration custody; Creative Loafing's report cited the National Immigration Project's figure of at least 61 people who have died in the agency's custody over the last two years.
The gathering lands on Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead observance, in Tampa's historic Latin quarter — a neighborhood built by immigrant cigar workers. Sunday's event is a planned demonstration; Tampa Watch News will report any official response or developments as they are confirmed.
