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Hundreds of thousands nationwide join rallies to protest Trump's immigration policies

Hundreds of thousands of people in major cities and small towns across America took to the streets Saturday to protest against the Trump administration's immigration policies.

The rallies ranged from large, boisterous demonstrations – thousands clogged the Brooklyn Bridge in New York – to more modest events, like a protest that drew about 200 people to a street corner in West Hartford, Conn.

Some marchers had joined other protests against Trump administration policies, but some were newcomers. For Debbie Greenspan, the protest in Hollywood, Fla., was the first demonstration she ever attended.

"I just can't bear babies being taken from their parents or even putting the whole family in jail," Greenspan said. "I mean, what is wrong with these people? It's beyond comprehension."

In Washington, D.C., thousands of people marched through

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