Police deadline to evict was noon, but large media presence here may be deterring them from tossing in the tear gas just yet. Lots of families here
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Mood is tense but residents are spending time cleaning up, sweeping, some dude is playing a ukulele
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Big commotion as someone tries to bring a speaker inside and is grabbed by police, someone says “they won’t even let us have music” others yell “pinche policía” and others call for calm
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Btw in the time they’ve been here, the residents of Benito Juárez have self-organized a representative government with a constitution. They’re calling themselves Against All Odds (Contra Vientos y la Marea, literally “Against Wind and Tide”)
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Riot cops lining up outside, gate removed, looks like it’s about to go downpic.twitter.com/UOVH693Ex2
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People inside calling for calm, saying injunction is on the way
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Negotiator/spokesman for police said they’ll wait a little while longer but will evict before it gets dark
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Police closing doors closing us in. Everyone inside headed upstairspic.twitter.com/PG0PCiOLul
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Apparently a sign is up outside saying Clausurado (closed)
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Mexican attys still waiting on injunction !! They say this is illegal deprivation of liberty to do this with people insidepic.twitter.com/ImIpgYIlaq
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Pretty dark in here now but still light outside. Community is working on a statement to read to media about why they should be allowed to stay
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Another man facing police, waving American flag, shouts “God bless America”
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They are GIVING THE POLICE PIZZA “because they’re working too”
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“This is the first meal we’ve had today” says the guy belonging to this kitten. Pizza for allpic.twitter.com/13MZ3nzFqh
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Riot police still lined up outside. Religious songs on the speakerpic.twitter.com/W0cHeno2Jc
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People inside are asking to leave to use the bathrooms and the federal police are telling them they can’t. Inhumane
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Mexican atty says a second injunction has been filed regarding the police impeding people from coming and going freely. Says someone will be here within an hour to investigate rights violations
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