June 14, 2025
A protest against federal immigration enforcement escalated Saturday afternoon along Chamblee Tucker Road, where police used tear gas and arrested multiple demonstrators after declaring the gathering an unlawful assembly.
The protest, organized to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration policies and ICE operations, drew dozens of people waving flags and chanting along the road near a shopping center. The crowd soon filled the sidewalks.
The central effort of the DeKalb protest, organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation and local activists, was a march down Chamblee Tucker Road. The protesters reportedly wanted to march onto I-285, but a large law enforcement presence was massed to block them.
DeKalb County police say the demonstrators ignored repeated orders to stay on the sidewalk, prompting officers—many in riot gear from both DeKalb County Police and the Georgia State Patrol—to respond with crowd control measures.
Around 1:45 p.m., [news source] reporters saw officers in riot gear shooting tear gas to break up the rally.
After police threw the gas and moved the crowd, protesters could be heard chanting, “oink, oink piggy, piggy” and “stop cop city.”
DeKalb officials reported at least eight arrests as of 5 p.m.
Among those arrested was Mario Guevara, a prominent metro Atlanta journalist known for his reporting on immigration raids. Attorneys for journalist Mario Guevara say he was here on a work authorization and is trying to get a green card, but remains in the DeKalb County Jail on an ICE hold despite being granted a signature bond following his arrest on Saturday.
Compiled from mainstream news sources.