"Families must be together", claim thousands in the United States at Trump

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To the cry of "Shame!" and "Close Detention" A mob challenged the intense heat of March from a park at Manhattan to Federal Court to Brooklyn against the policy of family separation President Donald Trump ]

The targets of his protest in addition to Trump are the secretary of the Justice Jeff Sessions, and Border Police Forces especially that of the US Department of Citizenship and Immigration (ICE) .

In Boston, thousands of people gathered for the "March against Family Separation" City Hall at Boston Common Park

The presence of Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Joe is planned Kennedy III, both Democrats

A second march is planned for the next few hours from Wellington Common to South Bay Penitentiary, which houses immigrants held by federal authorities.

More than 600 Walks

Central-left activists, parents and protesters for the first time hold protests in hundreds of US cities Saturday against the separation of families on the US-Mexican border. United, to put pressure on the government of President Donald Trump to quickly reunite families.

Hundreds of thousands of people could join more than 600 walks in the country in immigrant-friendly cities like Los Angeles and New York, up Conservatives like Appalachia and Wyoming, under the slogan "Families must be together "

Citizens have moved

Although many of the participants they have already demonstrated against Trump, others are new to activism, there are even parents who say that they feel compelled to participate because of the moving reports of children who have been forcibly separated from their families by crossing the border without permission.

Portland, Oregon, for example, several housewives organized their first protest while taking care of their young children.

I'm not radical, I'm not an activist, "said Kate Sharaf, co-organizer in Portland.

Sharaf and the other mothers who organized the march hope to attract 5,000 people

Immigrant advocacy groups say they are excited and surprised at how the problem is gaining ground. among those who are not related to immigration.

Honestly, I am surprised. I have literally never seen so many Americans defend immigrants in this way, "said Jess Morales Rocketto, political director of the National Alliance of Domestic Workers, which represents nannies, maids and maids. the caretakers, many of whom are immigrants. [19659016] We heard again and again, if it was my son, I would like someone to do something, "he added.

The protests will be funded by the American Civil Liberties Union, MoveOn.org, National Homeworkers Alliance and the Leadership Conference

But local organizers will take charge of on-site planning, many among them are women who depend on informal networks.

Tyler Houlton, spokesman for the United States Department of Homeland Security, has received good interest in the immigration system and said that only Congress has the power to change the law.

We recognize that these people expressed Houlton

As we have already said, the ministry is frustrated by the disastrous laws on immigration of our country and supports the action, he added.

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