Many lash out at Trump, ICE as Southern California protests join those across the county to urge swift reunification of immigrant families

Southern Californians from all walks of life, many spurred on by the plight of immigrant children held at detention facilities away from their parents, gathered at rallies large and small Saturday to bolster a national call for reuniting families separated under the Trump Administrations “zero tolerance” immigration policy.

In addition to the main Families Belong Together rally in Washington, D.C., major marches were staged in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Denver and other large cities.

• Protestors look up toward rooms at the Metropolitan Detention Center as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• One of the many protestor wears a “Yes, I Do Care Dont You? jacket as protestors rally as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of City Hall on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

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• Girls wearing Womens March t-shirts hold hands trying to separate Pro Trump supporters from those that demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Los Angeles mayor Eric Garrett speaks during a rally to demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of City Hall on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Pro Trump protestors during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Pro Trump protestors, left, chant as Los Angeles Police keep a barrier between protestors as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Protestors opposed to mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families chant at Pro Trump protestors during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Chrissy Teigen, wife of singer John Legend with her baby during a rally to demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of City Hall on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Girls wearing Womens March t-shirts hold hands trying to separate Pro Trump supporters from those that demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• A man from Slightly Offensive, left, is surrounded by Los Angeles Police officers as protestors yell during a rally as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of City Hall on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Los Angeles Police officers form a barrier between the Pro Trump protestors and those opposed to mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Protestor Lillan Safar, left, of Riverside listens to speakers as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of City Hall on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Pro Trump protestors during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Protestors march as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Protestors carrying signs rally as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of City Hall on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Protestors carrying signs rally as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of City Hall on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Protestors opposed to mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families chant toward Pro Trump supporters through a barrier of Los Angeles Police officers during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Protestors chant and hold up signs as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Protestors march as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Protestors march as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Protestor Lillan Safar, left, of Riverside listens to speakers as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of City Hall on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

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In Southern California, more than 70,000 demonstrators gathered near L.A. City Hall then streamed en masse to the Federal Building and the Metropolitan Detention Center. Smaller events took place in Long Beach, San Bernardino, Redondo Beach, Laguna Beach, Riverside, Burbank, Irvine, Pasadena and elsewhere.

A small counter-protest was launched alongside the Downtown L.A. rally, and scattered pro-Trump demonstrations arose elsewhere, but most were dwarfed by the Families Belong Together throngs. Though some shouting matches erupted, no major incidents of violence were reported in Southern California as of the early evening.

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DJ Yoon was part of a group representing the Korean Resource Center, banging on drums and shouting, “Si se puede!”

“We are here for the children who deserve to be reunited with their parents,” the 48-year-old Redondo Beach resident said. “This whole separation is very embarrassing. This the ugly face of America.”

• One-year-old Yara Pejan sits by a sign that refers to Trumps immigration policy separating children from their parents, during a rally in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 30, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

• Protesters stand outside the James A. Musick Facility, a detention center that houses unauthorized immigrants, to protest President Trumps immigration policies and demand children be reunited with their families in Irvine on Saturday, June 30, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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• Protesters stand outside the James A. Musick Facility, a detention center that houses unauthorized immigrants, to protest President Trumps immigration policies and demand children be reunited with their families in Irvine on Saturday, June 30, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

• Thousands of people march from Portola High School in Irvine to the James A. Musick Facility, a detention center that houses unauthorized immigrants, to protest President Trumps immigration policies and demand children be reunited with their families on Saturday, June 30, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

• Thousands of people march down Irvine Blvd. from Portola High School in Irvine to the James A. Musick Facility, a detention center that houses unauthorized immigrants, to protest President Trumps immigration policies and demand children be reunited with their families on Saturday, June 30, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

• People line the stadium at Portola High School during a rally to protest President Trumps immigration policies and demand children be reunited with their families, in Irvine on Saturday, June 30, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

• Activist Mike Farrell speaks during a rally at Portola High School Saturday to protest President Trumps immigration policies and demand children be reunited with their families in Irvine on Saturday, Jun 30, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

• Michael Dennis, of Rancho Santa Margarita, holds up sign as thousands of people attend a rally at Portola High School Saturday to protest President Trumps immigration policies and demand children be reunited with their families in Irvine on Saturday, June 30, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

• People line the stadium at Portola High School during a rally to protest President Trumps immigration policies and demand children be reunited with their families, in Irvine on Saturday, June 30, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

• A large crowd for the “Families Belong Together” protest gathered outside of Pasadena City College to demonstrate against the Tump administrations immigration policy, in Pasadena, Calif. on Saturday, June 30, 2018. The protest outside of PCC is one of hundreds like it happening nationwide. (Correspondent photo by Trevor Stamp)

• Protesters gather on Hawthorne Boulevard near the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach on Saturday, June 30, 2018, joining similar protests all over California and the nation to protest President Trumps immigration policies, particularly separating immigrant parents from their children. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)

• Lucie, 9, and Abbey Veliz, 12, stand outside of Pasadena City College for the “Families Belong Together” protest in Pasadena, Calif. on Saturday, June 30, 2018. The protest outside of PCC is one of hundreds like it happening nationwide to speak out against the Trump administrations immigration policy. (Correspondent photo by Trevor Stamp)

• Judy Pang and John Duncan protest on Hawthorne Boulevard near the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach on Saturday, June 30, 2018, joining similar protests all over California and the nation to protest President Trumps immigration policies, particularly separating immigrant parents from their children. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)

• Hilda Coleman, 20, speaking to a crowd outside of Pasadena City College, organized the “Families Belong Together” protest to demonstrate against the Tump administrations immigration policy, in Pasadena, Calif. on Saturday, June 30, 2018. The protest outside of PCC is one of hundreds like it happening nationwide. (Correspondent photo by Trevor Stamp)

• Therese and Ed Martinez and Anjali Rangaswami protest on Hawthorne Boulevard near the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach on Saturday, June 30, 2018, joining similar protests all over California and the nation to protest President Trumps immigration policies, particularly separating immigrant parents from their children. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)

• Protesters gather on Hawthorne Boulevard near the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach on Saturday, June 30, 2018, joining similar protests all over California and the nation to protest President Trumps immigration policies, particularly separating immigrant parents from their children. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)

• Approximately 450 protesters took part in a Families Belong Together rally outside the office of Homeland Security in San Bernardino on Saturday, June 30, 2018. The peaceful group gathered in support of immigrant families that have been separated by federal agents under U.S. policy. Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

• Approximately 450 protesters took part in a Families Belong Together rally outside the office of Homeland Security in San Bernardino on Saturday, June 30, 2018. The peaceful group gathered in support of immigrant families that have been separated by federal agents under U.S. policy. Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

• A woman shouts at San Bernardino County Fire personal as the truck drove by approximately 450 protesters took part in a Families Belong Together rally outside the office of Homeland Security in San Bernardino on Saturday, June 30, 2018. The peaceful group gathered in support of immigrant families that have been separated by federal agents under U.S. policy. Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

• Dr. Carise Charles, from Highland, shouts as she joined approximately 450 other protesters who took part in a Families Belong Together rally outside the office of Homeland Security in San Bernardino on Saturday, June 30, 2018. The peaceful group gathered in support of immigrant families that have been separated by federal agents under U.S. policy. Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

• Rhys Jones, 3 from Redlands, sits on a sign his father Nathan is making prior to joining approximately 450 other protesters who took part in a Families Belong Together rally outside the office of Homeland Security in San Bernardino on Saturday, June 30, 2018. The peaceful group gathered in support of immigrant families that have been separated by federal agents under U.S. policy. Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

• Scott Alans dog Amber takes part in the immigration rally against Trumps policies in Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 30, 2018.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

• Subhash Arora protests in the middle of W. Rialto Avenue as approximately 450 others protesters look on as a part of the Families Belong Together rally outside the office of Homeland Security in San Bernardino on Saturday, June 30, 2018. The peaceful group gathered in support of immigrant families that have been separated by federal agents under U.S. policy. Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

• Congressman Alan Lowenthal spoke to those gathered at Cesar Chavez Park in Long Beach on Saturday, June 30, 2018 then marched to 501 W Ocean Boulevard, in protest of the Trump administration policy of separating children from their families at the border. Lowenthal called for President Trump to be placed in a cage which got a huge applause from the crowd. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press Telegram/SCNG)

• Hundreds gathered at Cesar Chavez Park in Long Beach on Saturday, June 30, 2018 then marched to 501 W Ocean Boulevard, in protest of the Trump administration policy of separating children from their families at the border. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press Telegram/SCNG)

• Hundreds gathered at Cesar Chavez Park in Long Beach on Saturday, June 30, 2018 then marched to 501 W Ocean Boulevard, in protest of the Trump administration policy of separating children from their families at the border. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press Telegram/SCNG)

• Hundreds gathered at Cesar Chavez Park in Long Beach on Saturday, June 30, 2018 then marched to 501 W Ocean Boulevard, in protest of the Trump administration policy of separating children from their families at the border. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press Telegram/SCNG)

• Hundreds gathered at Cesar Chavez Park in Long Beach on Saturday, June 30, 2018 then marched to 501 W Ocean Boulevard, in protest of the Trump administration policy of separating children from their families at the border. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press Telegram/SCNG)

• Hundreds gathered at Cesar Chavez Park in Long Beach on Saturday, June 30, 2018 then marched to 501 W Ocean Boulevard, in protest of the Trump administration policy of separating children from their families at the border. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press Telegram/SCNG)

• Lindsay Meister, with two-month-old baby Capri, attends a rally in downtown Laguna Beach protesting Trumps immigration policies on Saturday, June 30, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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Trump recently signed an executive order that ended the policy of separating children from their parents when they are detained after illegally crossing the U.S. border. But the order does did not end the “zero-tolerance” policy that criminally prosecutes all adults caught crossing the border illegally. And many families already divided have not been reunited.

The revelation that immigrant children and parents have been torn apart, often for months, and have yet to be reunited has fueled outrage and distrust toward the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which enforces federal immigration law. Many at the Downtown L.A. rally called for dismantling the agency, and raised signs: “Abolish ICE.”

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The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, in a Saturday statement, said “The separation of families, the violation of human rights, and the terrorizing of entire communities have been taking place at the border and in the interior for years. And all of these violations will continue to take place unless ICE is abolished.”

President Trump lashed out at critics of ICE via Twitter early Saturday.

To the great and brave men and women of ICE, do not worry or lose your spirit. You are doing a fantastic job of keeping us safe by eradicating the worst criminal elements. So brave! The radical left Dems want you out. Next it will be all police. Zero chance, It will never happen!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 30, 2018

“The Democrats are making a strong push to abolish ICE, one of the smartest, toughest and most spirited law enforcement groups of men and women that I have ever seen,” he said. “I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13 & clean out the toughest of situations. They are great!”

The Democrats are making a strong push to abolish ICE, one of the smartest, toughest and most spirited law enforcement groups of men and women that I have ever seen. I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13 & clean out the toughest of situations. They are great!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 30, 2018

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he believes that the agency should be “reset.”

“Right now, ICE is failing in too many ways because of the distractions that (President Donald) Trump has given them,” the mayor said.

In many instances, ICE agents work with Los Angeles law enforcement officials on task-force operations aimed at tackling drug and human-trafficking crimes.

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“We cant stop going after people who prey on young girls,” Garcetti said. “We cant stop going after people who bring drugs that cause people to die on our streets. We need those roles.

“But we cant do those roles effectively when we have the politics of distraction, the politics of separation and the politics of intimidation. Thats not what we pay our dollars to the federal government to do.”

In the downtown Los Angeles crowd a protester donned a jacket poking fun at a garment worn by Melania Trump last week. The first lady wore a jacket from the fast-fashion brand Zara that read, “I really dont care, do u?” both as she departed and returned to Washington concerning a trip to immigrant-processing sites.

The protesters coat said: “Yes, I do care, dont you?”

• Protesters opposing the separation of immigrant families gather in Downtown Los Angeles early Saturday. Photo: Keith Birmingham, SCNG

• Chrissy Teigen, wife of singer John Legend with her baby during a rally to demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of City Hall on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

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• Actress and activist Cheryl Allison wears a “I Really DO Care, Dont U” green jacket as she speakes during the Keep Families Together rally at Dallas City Hall Saturday, June 30, 2018. The jacket mocks the one First Lady Melania Trump wore which said the opposite. The rally and march was part of a nationwide effort protesting President Donald Trumps zero-tolerance border policy. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

• One of the many protester wears a “Yes, I Do Care Dont You? jacket as protestors rally as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of City Hall on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

• Protestors march as they demand an end to the mass incarceration and criminalization of immigrant families during a protest in front of the Federal Building and Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

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In front of the Metropolitan Detention Center on Alameda Street In Los Angeles, 15 counter-protesters – wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and waving Trump flags – met the marchers with megaphones.

“Were here standing for our president, were here standing against the false, racist narrative, were here standing against the lies of the media that parents are being inhumanely separated (from their children),” Jarim Uzziel of Los Angeles said.

Uzziel, whose mother is a Mexican immigrant who became a citizen, said he feels compassion for the children caught up in the immigration process and puts the blame on their parents.

Heated verbal confrontations prompted police to keep a strong barrier between the minority of counter protesters from the masses of the march.

AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Cesar Chavez Park in Long Beach. “Dont fall for the false narrative that immigrants are criminals,” said Jonathan Solorzano of the Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition.

At the detention center where immigrants are living, “we saw institutionalized child abuse,” Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D–Long Beach) told the crowd, which later marched to the Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building.

One of the louder contingents of the march pic.twitter.com/4DhcOPY80z

— Elizabeth Chou (@reporterliz) June 30, 2018

Attendance at the Riverside and San Bernardino rallies beat organizers expectations. Lecia Elzig, of Riverside, put together a rally at the Galleria at Tyler, and had about 600 signed up. She estimates at least twice that many participated.

“I think the key factor is the children,” she said. “When you start thinking about children being separated from their parents, the lack of a paper trail that exists, no guarantee the parents know where their children are, or if they will see them again, that really is a heartbreaking situation.”

In Pasadena, dozens of protesters marched along Colorado Boulevard, from Pasadena City College to City Hall and on to the city library.

In Redondo Beach, 16-year-old Kristen Knaus was upset she wasnt able to vote. “I think its awful whats happening,” she said, with her mother and grandmother nearby. “Every little thing helps.”

Some protesters brought with them blank poster boards and permanent markers to make signs. Arohi Sharma, 28, knelt on the pavement and wrote in big black letters, “Stop pretending your racism is patriotism.”

“Theres a lot of good vibes here today,” she said. “I hope it brings attention. … Were holding this administration accountable.”

With the shoreline providing a stunning backdrop, demonstrators in Laguna Beach chanted “No human is illegal!” and “We all care!”

A few pro-Trump protesters confronted the seaside crowd, citing the dangers of the violent MS-13 gang and other risks of “open borders.”

• Activists march past the White House to protest the Trump administrations approach to illegal border crossings and separation of children from immigrant parents, Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

• An activist places a sign on the doors of the Department of Justice during a march to protest the Trump administrations approach to illegal border crossings and separation of children from immigrant parents, Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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• Activists shout during the rally to protest the Trump administrations immigration policies Saturday, June 30, 2018, in New York, New York. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

• Two women hold up their hands in protest during an immigration rally and protest in Civic Center Park Saturday, June 30, 2018, in downtown Denver. The protest was one of hundreds staged nationwide that has brought liberal activists, parents and first-time protesters–motivated by accounts of children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border–to press President Donald Trump to reunite families quickly. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

• A young child holds a sign during the rally to protest the Trump administrations immigration policies Saturday, June 30, 2018, in New York, New York. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

• Activists gather to protest the Trump administrations approach to illegal border crossings and separation of children from immigrant parents in Lafayette Square across from the White House, Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

• Activists gather to protest the Trump administrations approach to illegal border crossings and separation of children from immigrant parents in Lafayette Square across from the White House, Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

• Asma Jama, of Minneapolis, is energized during themarch against the Trump administrations immigration policies Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Minneapolis. She came to march against immigration restrictions from predominantly Muslim countries and to support other immigrants. “America belongs to all of us,” said Jama. “Im not gonna sit still.” (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

• Linda Land-Classon, right, holds up a sign with her 15-year-old son, Ivan, who came to America in 2003 from Vladivostok, Russia, during an immigration rally and protest in Civic Center Park Saturday, June 30, 2018, in downtown Denver. The protest was one of hundreds staged nationwide that has brought liberal activists, parents and first-time protesters–motivated by accounts of children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border–to press President Donald Trump to reunite families quickly. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

• Actress and activist Cheryl Allison wears a “I Really DO Care, Dont U” green jacket as she speakes during the Keep Families Together rally at Dallas City Hall Saturday, June 30, 2018. The jacket mocks the one First Lady Melania Trump wore which said the opposite. The rally and march was part of a nationwide effort protesting President Donald Trumps zero-tolerance border policy. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

• Activists gather to protest the Trump administrations approach to illegal border crossings and separation of children from immigrant parents in Lafayette Square across from the White House, Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

• Activists hold protest signs during a rally against the Trump administrations immigration policies Saturday, June 30, 2018, in New York, New York. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

• People demonstrate in a march by Patriot Prayer in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, June 30, 2018. Police dispersed clashing protesters as problems occurred when two opposing protest groups — Patriot Prayer and antifa — took to the streets. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP)

• People demonstrate in a march by Patriot Prayer in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, June 30, 2018. Police dispersed clashing protesters as problems occurred when two opposing protest groups — Patriot Prayer and antifa — took to the streets. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP)

• With the Denver City/County Building in the background, protesters wave placards during an immigration rally and protest in Civic Center Park Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Denver. The protest was one of hundreds staged nationwide that has brought liberal activists, parents and first-time protesters–motivated by accounts of children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border–to press President Donald Trump to reunite families quickly. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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AROUND THE U.S.

• In Washington, D.C., crowds on Lafayette Square across from the White House chanted, “Shame! Shame! Shame!” and hoisted signs in English and Spanish.
• Police in Portland, Oregon, ordered participants in a march by Trump supporters to disperse after officers saw assaults and projectiles being thrown. The problems occurred as two opposing protest groups — Patriot Prayer and antifa — took to the streets.

• People symbolically wearing foil blankets were among more than 4,000 people at a boisterous rally in downtown Denver. U.S. authorities gave similar blankets to children they separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
• Protesters sang, “Shut detention down!” in New York City, gathering in sweltering heat at a Manhattan park.
• Demonstrators gathered on a street corner near Trumps golf resort at Bedminster, New Jersey, waving signs that read, “Do you know where our children are?” and “Even the Trump family belongs together.”

The Associated Press, staff writers Roxana Kopetman, Emily Rasmussen and Jennifer Iyer and contributing writers Natasha Piñon‏, Shannon Hoffman and Louis Casiano contributed to the story.

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