The notion that a caller would leave a message demanding City Councilor Alma Castro stop speaking Spanish at city meetings would be laughable if the current times weren’t so contentious.

The program, which is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.

A wave of chants, music and calls for justice surged through Downtown Albuquerque on Friday as approximately 2,000 people gathered to protest federal immigration policies and call for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The demonstration, organized in response to ongoing ICE raids and immigration enforcement efforts under policies implemented by President Donald Trump’s administration, began at Civic Plaza in the late afternoon.