Protesters march down West Sixth Street in Corona on Saturday, July 1, 2023, during a rally against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s decision to join a border security coalition announced by GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Latinos who create content for social media rallied in Corona on Saturday, July 1, to protest Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s participation in a border security coalition touted by Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
A protester holds an American flag as he marches down West Sixth Street in Corona on Saturday, July 1, 2023, during a rally against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. The group was protesting Bianco’s decision to join a border security coalition announced by GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Organizer Alan Vargas said demonstrators are “calling out Bianco for politicizing his office and putting politics above his office.” (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Protesters march down West Sixth Street in Corona on Saturday, July 1, 2023, during a rally against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s decision to join a border security coalition announced by GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Jayden Legesse and Jack Bounlutay, both 16-year-old Temecula residents, listen to a speaker outside the Corona Civic Center on Saturday, July 1, 2023, during a protest against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. The group was protesting Bianco’s decision to join a border security coalition announced by GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Protest organizer Alan Vargas, a 22-year-old Corona resident, speaks outside the Corona Civic Center on Saturday, July 1, 2023, during a rally against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. The group was protesting Bianco’s decision to join a border security coalition announced by GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Protesters march down West Sixth Street in Corona on Saturday, July 1, 2023, during a rally against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s decision to join a border security coalition announced by GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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A protester holds an American flag as he marches down West Sixth Street in Corona on Saturday, July 1, 2023, during a rally against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. The group was protesting Bianco’s decision to join a border security coalition announced by GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Organizer Alan Vargas said demonstrators are “calling out Bianco for politicizing his office and putting politics above his office.” (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
The protest by Latino Content Creators for Immigrant Justice sought Bianco’s withdrawal from the coalition, which DeSantis announced June 22 with a letter signed by more than 90 sheriffs, including Bianco.
“This is a blatant attack on our immigrant community for political gain and nothing else,” a news release announcing the protest states.
Bianco did not respond this week to a request for comment.
