GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — There will be additional police officers in downtown Grand Rapids ahead of a planned march Tuesday.
More than 4,000 people are expected to participate in a march organized by Movimiento Cosecha, which works to protect undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
The event is scheduled to start at 12 p.m. at Roosevelt Park on Grandville Avenue SW near Clyde Park Avenue. It will end at Grand Rapids City Hall, located at 300 Monroe Avenue NW.
The Grand Rapids Police Department will have 50 additional officers to staff the event. The city says the event is expected to cause traffic backups and delays around the Grandville Avenue corridor.
City officials are encouraging the public to check the GRPD’s Facebook and Twitter accounts for updates during the march.
“Our goal is for Movimiento Cosecha to be able to communicate its message and exercise it First Amendment right in a peaceful manner,” GRPD Chief David Rahinsky said in a news release. “Our police department is prepared to be adaptive as the march progresses toward City Hall. However, the motoring public is encouraged to use an alternative route away from the Grandville corridor in order to avoid delays.”