Protesters carried a coffin as part of a march against the treatment of the Windrush generation.
The Windrush Funeral March of Unity was held in Birmingham earlier, ahead of the Conservative Party Conference. Organisers said the coffin signified "ongoing injustice that the Windrush generation are being subjected to".
Meanwhile, a separate rally organised by trade unionists was also held in the city centre to demonstrate against austerity.
The Windrush generation refers to those who moved to the UK from Caribbean countries between 1948 and 1971 but were not given proper documentation proving their indefinite right to remain.
Desmond Jaddoo, chair of the Windrush Movement, which organised the event, said campaigners wanted to ensure the Windrush scandal "remains on the agenda until everyone is sorted out fairly".
Amber Rudd quit her role as home secretary in April after the treatment of some Commonwealth migrants and their relatives.
Meanwhile, in a separate demonstration trade unionists and campaigners joined a TUC Midlands march to campaign against austerity.
