Nationwide Protests June 30 Include Indianapolis, Anderson

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Community members will be taking part in a June 30 nationwide demonstration opposing the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families crossing the southwestern U.S. border. Local events are scheduled to take place around that time in Indianapolis and Anderson. As part of the administration's "zero tolerance" approach to illegal immigration, children have been separated from their families at the border while the parents are held for prosecution.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington, announced the date of the protest while on the MSNBC show "All In With Chris Hayes" earlier this month. The main protest will be held right outside the White House on Lafayette Square at 11 a.m., Jayapal said.

Similar protests in cities around the country have already been announced in at least 41 states, including those in Indiana.

People will gather at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 30, at US Court/Federal Building in Indianapolis. Over in Anderson, community members will also get together at the "We Are All Immigrants" Dickmann Town Center for a 12 p.m. protest.

Other Indiana protests include Angola, Bloomington, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Goshen, Hammond, Logansport, Madison, Richmond, South Bend and Terre Haute.

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The Trump administration has come under intense criticism from advocates, lawmakers and citizens for the policy of separating migrant children from their families. Nearly two weeks ago, the Department of Homeland Security announced that nearly 2,000 children had been separated at the border over the period beginning April 19 and ending in May.

Patch reported on June 20 President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the controversial policy of separating immigrant families at the border. The Trump administration plans to detain parents and their kids together for the foreseeable future, The New York Times reported earlier in the day.

The new policy aims to bypass a consent decree that bars the federal government from keeping children in immigration detention for longer than 20 days.

Click here to read the full article at The New York Times.

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