--- description: They seem to be referring to to Biden's role in the Obama administration, which deported over 3 million people, per Politico. title: Here's What the Protesters Were Yelling to Joe Biden at the Nevada Democratic Debate image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74b447f4108355fc/698a0a7fdb29873794264f9e/protestors-yelling-biden-nevada-debate.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2020 Election](/tag/2020-election/) ## 2020 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's What the Protesters Were Yelling to Joe Biden at the Nevada Democratic Debate  by [Madeleine Carlisle](/author/madeleine-carlisle/)  ## Madeleine Carlisle Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 2020 4:38 AM CUT  Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Bidenspeaks as Sen. Bernie Sanders and former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg listen during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Paris Las Vegas on February 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Bidenspeaks as Sen. Bernie Sanders and former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg listen during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Paris Las Vegas on February 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Mario Tama/Getty Images  by [Madeleine Carlisle](/author/madeleine-carlisle/)  ## Madeleine Carlisle Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 2020 4:38 AM CUT As former Vice President Joe Biden prepared his closing statement at the Nevada Democratic primary debate on Wednesday night, protesters began to yell “You deported 3 million people.” The crowed booed as protesters continued to yell, and Biden began speaking again once they left the room. The undetermined number of protesters seem to be referring to Biden’s role in the Obama administration, which [deported over 3 million people.](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/time-biden-calls-obama-deportations-big-mistake-69010125 "undefined") The immigrant rights organization the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, or RAICES, took credit for the protest on social media. “BREAKING: We are interrupting [@JoeBiden ](https://twitter.com/JoeBiden "undefined")at the [#DemDebate](https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemDebate?src=hashtag%5Fclick "undefined") chanting [#DontLookAway](https://twitter.com/hashtag/DontLookAway?src=hashtag%5Fclick "undefined") and [#NoKidsInCages](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoKidsInCages?src=hashtag%5Fclick "undefined"). We need a Democratic candidate to adopt the [#MigrantJusticePlatform](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MigrantJusticePlatform?src=hashtag%5Fclick "undefined") and commit themselves to improve the lives of migrants and refugees!” they tweeted. > [](https://twitter.com/RAICESACTION/status/1230340748811198466) In a video posted by RAICES Action on Twitter, protesters can be heard saying “We don’t want you. We want the Migrant Justice Platform.” > [](https://twitter.com/RAICESACTION/status/1230341602775728128) On social media, RAICES linked to the [Migrant Justice Platform](https://www.migrantjusticeplatform.org/ "undefined"), an immigration reform proposal agreed upon by a number of nonprofits. The platform includes a pledge to “to halt all deportations.” “This entire [#DemDebate](https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemDebate?src=hashtag%5Fclick "undefined") only had one question on the issue of immigration. it is [@realDonaldTrump](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump "undefined")‘s number one issue,” the group added in a follow-up tweet. > [](https://twitter.com/RAICESACTION/status/1230341201687003137) RAICES’s Chief of Advocacy Erika Andiola posted a video with RAICE’s Communications Manager Lucia Allain taking credit for the outcry, saying that they protested because “for the past three debates there have been absolutely no questions about immigration.” “We are being the most attacked by Trump administration, and we deserve a conversation about how our lives are going to look like if any of those people get elected,” she said, adding that they’re “not sorry.” “Nevada, come out vote, this is about our lives, about the lives of all Americans,” Andiola said at the close of the video. “But we’re asking you please, don’t look away. This is the time act on immigration.” > [](https://twitter.com/ErikaAndiola/status/1230349254457094144) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5787277/joe-biden-protesters-debate-nevada/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5787277/joe-biden-protesters-debate-nevada/"},"headline":"Here's What the Protesters Were Yelling to Joe Biden at the Nevada Democratic Debate","datePublished":"2020-02-20T04:38:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T08:17:01.302Z","description":"They seem to be referring to to Biden's role in the Obama administration, which deported over 3 million people","url":"https://time.com/5787277/joe-biden-protesters-debate-nevada/","keywords":["2020 Election","debate","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74b447f4108355fc/698a0a7fdb29873794264f9e/protestors-yelling-biden-nevada-debate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Madeleine Carlisle","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/madeleine-carlisle/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74b447f4108355fc/698a0a7fdb29873794264f9e/protestors-yelling-biden-nevada-debate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate In Las Vegas Ahead Of Nevada Caucuses","caption":"Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate In Las Vegas Ahead Of Nevada Caucuses","creditText":"Mario Tama/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2020-election/","name":"2020 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5787277/joe-biden-protesters-debate-nevada/","name":"Here's What the Protesters Were Yelling to Joe Biden at the Nevada Democratic Debate"}}]}] ```