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Hundreds Arrested Protesting Trump Administration's Immigration Policies

Protesters marched through Washington, D.C., on Thursday to fight for families separated at the southern border. It was one of several demonstrations around the country.

Nearly 600 women were arrested Thursday in one of several demonstrations across the country protesting the Trump administration's treatment of migrant families at the southern border.

Organized by the Center for Popular Democracy Action and the Women's March, a group that spearheaded in January 2017, the demonstration in Washington, D.C., sought to end family detention, create an immediate process for family

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