Approximately 150 to 200 protesters cycled in and out outside the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, voicing their opposition to Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s appearance at a speaking event. The demonstration focused on a recent Supreme Court ruling allowing immigration agents to stop and question individuals based on their race, accent, and occupation.
The protesters, holding signs that read “ICE out of OC,” called attention to their discontent with immigration policies from the Trump administration. Melvin Vernon, a participant in the rally, asserted, “If you are on American soil, you are protected as a person, documented or not.” His comments reflected the concerns many have regarding the treatment of immigrants in light of recent legal decisions.
Louis Olvera, another protester, shared a personal story about how the ruling affects his family. “I have two sons: one is brown, and one is white with blue eyes. (Federal agents) are going to go to my son who’s brown, and he’s from here,” he explained, highlighting the anxiety families face in the current climate.
Photo from video inside the Nixon Library as Supreme Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett joined on stage.
Inside the library, Barrett engaged in a discussion with conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt, attended by approximately 500 people. The event marked the release of her new book, *Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution*, which aims to educate Americans about the judicial process. The sound of chants from outside echoed through the venue,
Barrett did not address the protesters during her discussion. Instead, she emphasized the importance of her role as a justice in making decisions based on legal principles rather than political views.
“I want people to understand that we’re not just one of the political branches,” she stated. “This is very much a legal process driven by legal analysis.”
At 53 years old, Barrett is the youngest member of the Supreme Court and a mother of seven children. Her visit to Orange County, met with both support and protest, underscores the ongoing national debate over immigration and the judiciary.
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Some ✈️ instructors noted.. that Hanjour was a poor pilot and spoke limited English, leading them to contact the FAA to verify his license.
Who was Hanjour? One of the several pilot who came to the United States for training as pilots whose sole goal was the destruction to America and then succeeded in suicide mission 9/11.
i believe Barrets ruling simply leaving space for common sense .
I disagree, Curt. She legalized racial profiling. That means that any brown person could be whisked off the street at any time and detained, tortured, and even sent to a foreign concentration camp, without due process, without ready access to a lawyer, without adequate medical care or hygienic detainment conditions.
This isn’t a theoretical possibility. This is happening, right now, under (convicted felon and rapist) Donald Trump.
Most domestic terrorists have been white like you are. Does that justify detaining, torturing, and deporting you without due process? No, of course not.
This is why racial profiling is wrong, especially when done by those with power and authority, like the police, ICE, and border patrol. It unfairly, unjustly penalizes those who just so happens to share a skin color with someone who did something bad one time.
Amy – That’s true. Most domestic terrorists have been and still are white men. Recently in Huntington Beach a bunch of white men held a public protest of the murder of right winger Charlie Kirk (who BTW was killed by a white man). The group shouted “White Men Fight Back” – the first item on their 10- point manifesto stated “Maintain White Supermajority “. The second item “Deport all illegal aliens End H1B” (which is the work visa that allows people from other countries to come here to work legally) –
So leaves no question about what it’s all about.