Thousands of protesters marched against Trump's border policies in more than 700 rallies across the US
Protestors gathered in Washington DC's Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House for the flagship march Saturday morning.
Though Trump was in New Jersey for the day, the National Parks Service said organizers expected 50,000 people to attend Saturday's rally.
Source: WTOP
The event's website says one of the march's priorities is to demand for the Trump administration to reunite the thousands of immigrant children who have been separated from their parents since the "zero tolerance" policy was first implemented.
Source: CNN, Families Belong Together
The rally was livestreamed over Facebook as activists, faith leaders, and celebrities took the stage to urge the crowd to act against the policy.
Source: NBC News
Protesters in New York City first gathered at a courthouse in Lower Manhattan before crossing the Brooklyn Bridge.
Source: CBS News
More than 30,000 people turned out in Trump's hometown to march from Manhattan across the Brooklyn Bridge, chanting, "immigrants built this bridge."
Source: NBC News
Many protesters brought their children to make a point about the family separation policy.
Source: CBS News
Once they reached the city's Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters, protesters yelled "shame" at the building.
Source: NBC News
During the march, Mayor Bill de Blasio called New York City "the ultimate city of immigrants."
Source: Twitter
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts joined protesters in Boston one day after she cheered on the hundreds of female protesters who occupied a Senate building. Warren told the crowd officials should look to replace ICE with "something that reflects our morality."
Source: Business Insider, CNN
The marches come more than a week after first lady Melania Trump was widely criticized after she flew to an immigration detention center in Texas last week, wearing a coat that said "I really don't care, do u?" before she boarded her flight. Several protesters on Saturday carried signs or wore clothing that reflected the controversy.
Source: Business Insider
Here, Sirley Paixao, whose ten-year-old son Diego was separated from her by US immigration officials on May 24, cries while talking to reporters before the rally in Boston.
Source: Reuters
Thousands gathered in front of the statehouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, where a model cage and children's shoes were laid out by protesters. Other marches across the state also took place in Bloomington, Evansville, Fort Wayne and South Bend.
Source: Indy Star
In the border state of New Mexico, advocacy groups said they expected roughly 5,000 people to gather in Albuquerque.
Source: Albuquerque Journal
The marches drew a number of celebrity appearances including Lin-Manuel Miranda and America Ferrera, who both took the stage at the Washington, DC, march.
Lin-Manuel Miranda is singing a lullaby for children separated from their parents pic.twitter.com/csctFNjR5T
— Meg Wagner (@megwagner) June 30, 2018America Ferrera reads a letter from a grandfather fighting to sponsor his granddaughter: "I want you to imagine that this is your child, that you are this grandfather." (via CBS) pic.twitter.com/Dk0wlGPMjD
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 30, 2018
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