Lights for Liberty: Thousands protest Trump immigration policies in Chicago

The protesters at Saturday's march belted chants critical of President Donald Trump and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Many of them carried placards with messages including "No kids in cages" and "Abolish ICE."

July 15, 2019 11:23 IST

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Several thousand protesters have marched through downtown Chicago to protest the Trump administration's immigration policies, including planned sweeps in several American cities, including Chicago, over the weekend. (AP)

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The "Lights for Liberty" protest drew about 500 people in Kansas City, which was one of several hundred protests planned nationwide. (AP)

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The protesters at Saturday's march belted chants critical of President Donald Trump and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Many of them carried placards with messages including "No kids in cages" and "Abolish ICE." (AP)

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The protest came a day before the planned immigration roundups are expected to happen. (AP)

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A sign with "#EndFamilyDetention" is held high during a protest with Washington area national and local organizations including CASA, Center for Popular Democracy, Faith in Action, and the Capital Area District 32BJ SEIU in Lafayette Square Park, in Washington on the immigration policies of the Trump administration. (AP)

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Immigration demonstrations also have been held in other cities, including Phoenix, where dozens of protesters blocked a downtown street and disrupted light rail traffic Friday night. Police arrested 16 people in Phoenix, which is not expected to be among the cities where Sunday's immigration operations will take place. (AP)