The possibility of Central American immigrant children being housed in Vassar, Michigan’s Pioneer Work and Learn Center brought out approximately 50 protesters, some armed with rifles, according to the Detroit News. The protesters held signs that read “No gang members, no terrorists,” and “Go Home. We’re Full.” 

“We must act. We must save America and stand up against this invasion,” said Tamyra Murray, a resident of Blumfield Township, according to the report.

It is the second time in as many weeks that the people of the town near Saginaw took to the streets to protest the plan to house 120 “undocumented alien children,” as Congresswoman Candice Miller, a Republican representing Harrison Township, called them in a letter she sent to the Obama administration.

Vassar joins other towns like Murrietta, Calif.; Hazleton, Pa, and League City, Texas, where fears about public safety and infectious diseases, stoked by anti-immigrant pundits and legislators, have prompted protests against the temporary centers Customs and Border Protection is mandated by law to provide for undocumented immigrants from non-contiguous countries until their deportation.

Meanwhile, the first transport full of deported children and mothers  landed in San Pedro Sula on July 14. The Honduran city is considered the world’s most violent city.