Story highlights Soon after Rubio began speaking at the Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity, five separate, small groups of protesters stood up to interrupt the Florida senator

The protests marked the first time Rubio has been interrupted in such a fashion on the campaign trail

Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) Sen. Marco Rubio was repeatedly heckled over his immigration platform Saturday while speaking here at a forum on poverty, with protesters suggesting that the Cuban-American senator does not represent the Hispanic community.

Soon after Rubio began speaking at the Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity, five separate, small groups of protesters stood up to interrupt the Florida senator, shouting chants such as "undocumented and unafraid."

"Rubio does not represent the Hispanic community. He wants to deport our families," one person yelled as security led him out. Two other protesters held up signs that read, "Rubio wants to deport me!"

The protests marked the first time Rubio has been interrupted in such a fashion on the campaign trail. None of the other candidates who appeared at the forum -- including Ohio Gov. John Kasich, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie -- were interrupted.

Rubio, appearing onstage with Kasich, House Speaker Paul Ryan and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, kept calm as security removed the protesters. But the Florida senator refused to back down on the issue.

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