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A MAYDAY ON MAY DAY: A child protests state Senate Bill 4 during the International Worker’s Day protest outside Gov. Abbott’s office in the State Insurance Building. Dozens of activists gathered downtown on Monday May 1 to voice their opposition to the arrest of 24 activists who were staging a sit-in in the building to protest Gov. Abbott's signing of the bill, which would punish local government and law enforcement officials who refuse to assist the federal government with deportations. Among the arrested were Austin City Council Member Greg Casar and Pastor Jim Rigby of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church of Austin. The protesters were released on site after being charged with trespassing. As the Department of Public Safety state troopers who made the arrests exited the building, loud boos could be heard from the audience as the protesters demanded an apology. The group had originally assembled to hold an air-in, where people could voice grievances about a wide range of worker’s issues, among them criminal justice reform, a higher minimum wage and a call to expand Medicare to all Americans. The event was part of a daylong celebration of May Day, also known as International Workers' Day. The Austin observance coincided with May Day events in several U.S. cities and smaller communities nationwide. Photo by Diego Gutierrez.

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