Holding banners and signs "Accept immigrants reject ignorance," "End family detention," and "United we stand," protesters called for the U.S. government to reunify the children with their parents as well as to end the "zero-tolerance" policy and family detention.
"It feels great, it shows the strength and the core of what this country is all about," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told Xinhua.
"We are Jews, this happens to our people several generations ago, so it's our obligation to be here and support other families that are going through this horrible moment. Be awake and aware so that we can hopefully fight for change and treat everyone with the dignity and respect that they deserve," one of the protesters, Kim, told Xinhua.
"I feel like if we keep marching and keep trying that our voices are going to be heard and we're going to make a difference," marcher Ivy told Xinhua.
The Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy dictates that all immigrants arriving U.S. shores illegally should be handed in for prosecution and detained under federal custody, and that children traveling with their parents will be sent separately to the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, where they are supervised by other family members, provided with shelters, or sent to foster homes.
As a result of the hardline policy, distraught children separated from their families, sparking domestic and global outrage.
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