KCRA 3’S CECIL HANNIBAL SHARES THEIR MESSAGE. I PROTESTERS HITTING THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. CHANTS AIMED AT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. WHY ARE YOU HERE TODAY? I’M HERE BECAUSE ISIS IS TERRORIZING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALL THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE BEING KIDNAPED OFF OF THE STREET. MANY HERE VOICING THEIR OUTRAGE AT ICE OPERATIONS HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY’RE GOING DOOR TO DOOR AND CHECKING PAPERS NOW. THAT’S WHAT THE GESTAPO DID IN GERMANY. THAT’S WHAT THE KGB DID IN RUSSIA. YOU KNOW THIS. YOU KNOW THIS IS AMERICA. YOU DON’T DO THAT HERE. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF OUR COUNTRY RIGHT NOW? I THINK IT’S TERRIBLE. I HATE IT. I THINK THERE’S A LOT OF WHITE SUPREMACY UPRISING, WHICH IS JUST ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC FROM DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO TO WOODLAND, ELK GROVE DOWN TO MODESTO. SO WE’RE WALKING OUT, AND WE’RE NOT GOING BACK UNTIL THEY REALIZE. SO THE GOVERNMENT BETTER PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE –. AT 2 P.M., THE ORGANIZATION WOMEN’S MARCH CALLED FOR THESE DEMONSTRATIONS NATIONWIDE ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKING OFFICE. 5051 SACRAMENTO ORGANIZED ONE OF THE LARGEST IN OUR REGION, LEADING DEMONSTRATORS FROM CESAR CHAVEZ PARK TO THE CAPITOL, ENDING RIGHT HERE AT THE JOHN MOSS FEDERAL BUILDING. WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO GAIN FROM THIS PROTEST? THAT PEOPLE VOLUNTEER MORE, THAT PEOPLE COME OUT AND ACTUALLY TAKE PART IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IF THEY BELIEVE THAT I SHOULDN’T BE HERE AND THAT WE HAVE TO STOP THESE PEOPLE FROM HURTING OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR COMMUNITIES, THAT THEY GET TO TAKE PART IN MORE THAN JUST A NATIONAL WALKOUT AND MORE THAN JUST A MARCH AND A PROTEST TO SHOW UP AND SHOW OUT GENUINELY. IN SACRAMENTO, CECIL HANNIBAL KCRA THREE NEWS. ORGANIZERS IN SACRAMENTO PASSED OUT WHISTLES TO DEMONSTRATORS. IT WAS NOT FOR THE PROTESTS. THEY ONLY WANT THEM BLOW
Protesters rally in Sacramento region against Trump administration after one year in office
Protesters rally in Sacramento region against Trump administration after one year in office
Updated: 10:52 PM PST Jan 20, 2026
Protesters gathered in downtown Sacramento and other cities to mark the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s administration, expressing opposition to ICE operations and the administration’s policies as part of a nationwide call to action by the Women’s March organization.”I’m here because ICE is terrorizing our neighborhoods,” said Meg Greer, a Sacramento protester. “People are being kidnapped off of the street.”Many participants voiced their outrage at ICE operations across the country. “They’re going door to door and checking papers now, that’s what the Gestapo did in Germany, that’s what the KGB did in Russia, you know this is America, you don’t do that here,” said Steven Murphy, another Sacramento protester.”I think it’s terrible, I hate it, I think there’s a lot of white supremacy uprising, which, just absolutely horrific,” added Savanna Lux, also in Sacramento. Protests were also planned in Woodland, Elk Grove, and Modesto. In Modesto, organizer Tatiana Lopez said, “This is to get attention from people who have been just not paying attention, and to get those people to realize that this is a fight all of us need to be involved in.”The Sacramento protest, one of the largest in the region, led demonstrators from Cesar Chavez Park to the State Capitol, ending at the John Moss Federal Building.”That people volunteer more, that people come out and actually take part in their communities if they believe that ICE shouldn’t be here,” Nancy Culpepper, a 50501 Sacramento organizer, said. “We have to stop these people from hurting our neighbors and our communities.”In Sacramento, organizers distributed whistles to demonstrators, not for the protest itself, but to signal when ICE agents are entering neighborhoods.Protests were also planned in Roseville and Davis. In Nevada County, the sheriff’s office said between 100 and 200 students walked out of Nevada Union High School as part of the national movement. The students drove or walked to join a larger protest in downtown Grass Valley. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Protesters gathered in downtown Sacramento and other cities to mark the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s administration, expressing opposition to ICE operations and the administration’s policies as part of a nationwide call to action by the Women’s March organization.
“I’m here because ICE is terrorizing our neighborhoods,” said Meg Greer, a Sacramento protester. “People are being kidnapped off of the street.”
Many participants voiced their outrage at ICE operations across the country.
“They’re going door to door and checking papers now, that’s what the Gestapo did in Germany, that’s what the KGB did in Russia, you know this is America, you don’t do that here,” said Steven Murphy, another Sacramento protester.
“I think it’s terrible, I hate it, I think there’s a lot of white supremacy uprising, which, just absolutely horrific,” added Savanna Lux, also in Sacramento.
Protests were also planned in Woodland, Elk Grove, and Modesto.
In Modesto, organizer Tatiana Lopez said, “This is to get attention from people who have been just not paying attention, and to get those people to realize that this is a fight all of us need to be involved in.”
The Sacramento protest, one of the largest in the region, led demonstrators from Cesar Chavez Park to the State Capitol, ending at the John Moss Federal Building.
“That people volunteer more, that people come out and actually take part in their communities if they believe that ICE shouldn’t be here,” Nancy Culpepper, a 50501 Sacramento organizer, said. “We have to stop these people from hurting our neighbors and our communities.”
In Sacramento, organizers distributed whistles to demonstrators, not for the protest itself, but to signal when ICE agents are entering neighborhoods.
Protests were also planned in Roseville and Davis.
In Nevada County, the sheriff’s office said between 100 and 200 students walked out of Nevada Union High School as part of the national movement. The students drove or walked to join a larger protest in downtown Grass Valley.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel