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Immigration rights protesters march during a May Day rally to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Los Angeles, Calif. in 2016.

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Immigration rights protesters march during a May Day rally to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Los Angeles, Calif. in 2016.

Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images