The best signs from the Families Belong Together marches
On Saturday, people around the U.S. gathered for Families Belong Together marches in solidarity with the migrant parents and children who've been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border as a result of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy.
As the New York Times reports, there are more than 2,000 children in detention centers, and concrete plans to return them to their parents are few and far between. At Saturday's marches, protestors carried signs demanding swift action.
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Plans for a June 30 "Day of Action" began earlier in the month, after reports of family separations and the devastating photos and audio that followed came to light. And while a massive protest took place in Washington D.C., people in cities all around the country — from New York to Hawaii — and even overseas made plans to march as well.
Carrying signs admonishing the Trump administration for its cruel immigration policies, protesters turned out in droves to stand with separated families. These are some of the best signs we've seen so far:
Next generation is leading #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch pic.twitter.com/NhUkoI7UDP
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) June 30, 2018
#Portsmouth New Hampshire turned out! #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch pic.twitter.com/ioXb1n6CgV
— Kaz Brecher (@kazbrecher) June 30, 2018
This will never stop being my favorite sign. #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch pic.twitter.com/PSH562zcRk
— ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) June 30, 2018
Doesn't take much thought to answer this question! #FamiliesBelongTogether pic.twitter.com/5jMzQqnQv0
— Nate C (@Gomab4lif) June 30, 2018
At the #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch in DC, one 4yo protester holds a sign she painted herself (with a little help from mom). Watching, her mother Karen says she can’t imagine being parted from her child. pic.twitter.com/dZHlRQpx9H
— Hannah Natanson (@hannah_natanson) June 30, 2018
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And as a bonus: In D.C., Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda sang a lullaby for the parents who've been separated from their children.
"We're here because there's parents right now who can't sing lullabies to their kids...Don't stop. Don't give up until these families are united."
- @Lin_Manuel #FamilesBelongTogetherMarch pic.twitter.com/fKTASEND6v— Families Belong Together March (@WomenBelong) June 30, 2018
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