First, the anti-immigrant side put up a burled wood podium next to our Fight for Families rally stage. They roped off some space, and there it sat, empty.
For hours.
Great attendance at the anti podium at the Supreme Court today.#FightForFamilies #FamiliasUnidas #UnfreezeDAPA pic.twitter.com/4QK8IEC1Dk
— ¡Gabe! Ortíz (@TUSK81) April 18, 2016
And hours.
Wow: photo 1 their side, photo 2 our side #fightforfamilies #unfreezeDAPA #FightForFamilies #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/RCoUYWkeqS
— tramontela (@tramontela) April 18, 2016
While the Fight for Families side grew.
Some of the brave women from @DreamersMOMS representing the 11 million families. #FightForFamilies #FamiliasUnidas pic.twitter.com/TkBX3UhXl4
— America’s Voice (@AmericasVoice) April 18, 2016
And grew.
A ruling against DAPA won’t just impact immigrant families; it’ll impact ALL families. #FamiliasUnidas pic.twitter.com/12NUVvwrNJ
— SEIU (@SEIU) April 18, 2016
And grew.
.@Somos_CASA advocates sign along w/ @lasantacecilia in support of relief for undocumented immigrants @TheTaskForce pic.twitter.com/us6GdVzpuR
— Jorge Amaro (@Jorge4LA) April 18, 2016
To the tune of several thousand.
Then some new people showed up to hold signs on the anti-immigrant side. But their signs read “FAIR has ties to the KKK” and quoted the vile John Tanton.
Hate group @FAIRImmigration was the only 1 at #SCOTUS today supporting the #GOP. @immig_integrity called them out. pic.twitter.com/4ac9oEDe4C
— Matt Hildreth (@mhildreth) April 18, 2016
Which kind of ruined Dan Stein’s media interview.
Some Tea Party Patriots stepped in to save the day. POLITICO reports: “An effort to lead a singalong of the national anthem backfired when the singer forgot the lyrics midway through, drawing jeers.”
This woman tried, unsuccessfully, to shout over the crowd (the pro-DAPA crowd, to be clear):
#FightForFamilies drowns out haters outside #SCOTUS #FamiliasUnidas #UnfreezeDAPA pic.twitter.com/w5KEI0EanY
— tramontela (@tramontela) April 18, 2016
Steve King got heckled; a staffer responded by trying to record the audience — but the audience was not intimidated:
I missed this in person, apparently protesters shouted down Rep. Steve King (R-IA) when he spoke outside #SCOTUS https://t.co/AoWjlIHXKx
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) April 18, 2016
Apparently, Mark Krikorian snuck out of court and made a beeline for his office.
It was a pretty sad day for the antis.
And a great day for America.