California Highway Patrol officers and San Diego County sheriff’s deputies were first called around 1:05 p.m. to monitor protesters marching in the roadway toward the detention center, according to sheriff’s Lt. Amber Baggs. CHP was seen handcuffing a man who reportedly threw nectarines during the rally — a white car nearby was covered in smashed fruit.

One protester told reporters that she had been hit by a car exiting the area, though it wasn’t clear if officers were investigating the alleged incident as a crime. Participating organizations included faith-based social justice groups PICO California and the San Diego Organizing Project. Bishop Robert McElroy, the Catholic diocese of San Diego, was expected to attend, as well as Father Neal Jose Wilkinson and Gloria Morales, both with the San Diego Organizing Project.

“What we’ve been seeing with the Trump administration’s family separation policies — and Jeff Sessions’ use of the Bible to defend them — is truly horrific,” Wilkinson said. “Children do not belong in detention centers. They belong with their families, in our communities and in healthy, safe environments where they are able to thrive.”

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