Families Belong Together


Families Belong Together are a series of protests against Trump administration family separation policy which culminated in a key note event on June 30, 2018 in Washington, D.C., New York City, and 700 other cities and towns in the United States.

Participants

Many of those protesting had participated in previous anti-Trump protests and actions, others were new to immigration activism with parents who felt called into action based on the reported stories of separations. Some protesters compared the detainment of children by the U.S. government to the Nazi concentration camps.

Celebrity support

At some of the locations there were counter protesters, resulting in at least one arrest. A counter-protestor was arrested at Huntsville, Alabama after displaying a gun, and reportedly stating "I will shoot everyone here." In Phoenix, Arizona, about 25 counter-protestors from patriot movement proclaimed their opposition to the protests using signs and a megaphone, and engaging others at the protests near Arizona State Capitol, while the event remained mostly peaceful.

Locations

United States

International