Nationwide protests against Trump's family separation policy planned for June 30

Source: Vox

Activists are organizing a nationwide effort on June 30 to protest the Trump administration’s policy of separating families caught crossing the US-Mexico border.

A rally is planned for Washington, DC, in Lafayette Square at 11 am on Saturday, June 30, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said Monday on MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes. Sister marches are expected in other cities across the country to protest the White House’s immigration policies.

“The end game is really to say, ‘This is about Trump,’” Jayapal told Hayes. “Look, he would love to make this about — and you just quoted him — about Democrats. He would love to make this about legislation that has to be passed.”

The #FamiliesBelongTogether protests are being led by the National Domestic Workers Alliance and MoveOn, partnering with hundreds of other organizations, according to Jayapal. “We see the outrage, and we see that this has to be taken right to the White House, right to Donald Trump, to stop the family separations,” Jayapal said.

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