Migrant tent protest leader condemns attack against alderperson in Brighton Park as demonstrations go on

Protesters who oppose the proposed winter camp for asylum-seekers hold signs at the intersection of West 36th Place and South California Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Many of the protesters are Brighton Park residents who expressed concerns for their safety and their homes’ property values. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

As a protest against a proposed migrant tent camp in Brighton Park entered its second day, its leader condemned the attack on the local alderperson the day before, claiming that someone agitated the protesters who swarmed the official.

A man had grabbed the microphone after Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th) arrived and he was “riling people up,” organizer Jacquelyn Zuniga told the Sun-Times on Friday.