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About 125 people turned out Saturday for the rally in
Adelmund, who says he identifies as a Democrat but sometimes votes Republican, said he believes the country is at a dangerous ideological turning point and that the time to speak out is now.
Adelmund said part of his motivation in organizing the rally was to show his 10-year-old daughter what democracy looks like and that one person can make a difference.
The 39-year-old says that as an Indian immigrant, and a social worker, President
Cradling her 8-month-old baby Akira, Jayaraman says she has hope looking around the Boston Common. She says she hopes to keep public officials accountable.
Thousands of people marched from the
A protest over President
Demonstrators have gathered Saturday on a street corner near Trump's golf resort at
They are waving signs with the messages, "Do you know where our children are?" and "Even the Trump family belongs together."
It's not known if Trump saw the protest. It was among hundreds of rallies around the country urging the Trump administration to reunite families separated at the
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At least one person has been arrested when protesters blocked a downtown
The Columbus Dispatcher reports that police initially tried to shepherd the protesters from the intersection Saturday. A woman was taken away by police after a scuffle.
The protest is among hundreds across the
Hundreds of people gathered near the Indiana Statehouse in downtown
Protesters carried signs saying, "Try to walk in their shoes," ''We are all immigrants" and "Families belong together." The rally Saturday is among hundreds across the
She says her "heart breaks for them" and that the
Hundreds of demonstrators slowly streamed through downtown Dallas streets, reciting chants and carrying a sea of protest signs criticizing an immigration policy from President
Protesters on Saturday chanted, "Vote them out" and "No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here" along the march route, which began outside
The rally is among hundreds across the
She says hearing reports of young immigrant children taken from their family pushed her to protest, calling it was the last straw.
People symbolically wearing foil blankets are among over 4,000 people at a boisterous rally in downtown
Protesters held signs saying, "Keep the kids, deport the racists," and "Break walls, build families."
Culwell wore a T-shirt saying, "I care!! Do you?"
Thousands of protesters have gathered in the West Texas city of
Many of the protesters, monitored by several law enforcement personnel, converged Saturday on the international bridge that carries traffic between
They carried signs with slogans like "We are all immigrants" as they chanted "Love, not hate, makes America great!" and other sayings.
The rally was one of several being held in
Several dozen protesters gathered in front of the
People held American and
She says children separated at the border should have alien registration numbers linked to their parents, but attorneys are "having terrible trouble finding these kids."
Democratic
Warren says Saturday, "This is about children held in cages." She also said, "This is about mamas who want their children back."
Thousands of people opposed to President
The "Rally against Family Separation" began with a morning march from
Organizers are demanding local government agencies stop cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
Thousands of people gathered in downtown
The crowd also included many who've been protesting Trump since his election in 2016. They voiced concerns about everything from abortion rights and the future makeup of the Supreme Court to what if any influence
Thousands have gathering on a square across from the
The crowds on
Protesters waved signs in English and Spanish. The slogan on one English sign demanded, "Where are the children?"
"Melania & Ivanka, stop the child abuse," another slogan declared.
Protesters were due to march on the
Hundreds of protesters in downtown
The protesters, many donning white T-shirts and clothing, carried protest signs and gathered in mass outside
One protest sign read, "Compassion not cruelty" while another said simply: "Vote"
Another sign said, "November is coming."
Protest organizer
Protesters continued to stream in to the area as people registered demonstrators to vote.
The hum of side conversations gave way to chants of "We care!" outside city hall.
Protesters are chanting "shame!" and singing "shut detention down!" at the kickoff of a
Crowds gathered in sweltering 86-degree morning heat on Saturday at a
Among their targets: President
Thousands of people opposed to President
Saturday's "Rally against Family Separation" begins with a morning march from
The second demonstration starts Saturday afternoon with a march from
Organizers are demanding local government agencies stop cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
Liberal activists, parents and first-time protesters motivated by accounts of children separated from their parents at the
More than 600 marches on Saturday could draw hundreds of thousands of people across the country, from immigrant-friendly cities like
Though many who show up will be seasoned anti-Trump demonstrators, others will be new to immigration activism, including parents who say they feel compelled to show up after heart-wrenching accounts of children forcibly taken from their families as they crossed the border illegally.
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