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Trump’s Albuquerque rally turned violent when Albuquerque police officers used excessive force against protesters, many of whom appeared to be leaving the riots, not inciting them. This comes after the Department of Justice reported the APD engages in a pattern of violence and excessive force.
Anti-Trump protesters gathered outside the Albuquerque convention center Tuesday night. Some spoke out against Trump in general, but many chanted and held signs rejecting Trump’s anti-immigration and anti-Latino rhetoric. New Mexico has the highest Hispanic population share of all the states, Pew Research Center reported in 2013.
