Thousands protest Trump’s deportations, Gaza war policies in rallies across US

Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington and other cities across the US on Saturday, expressing their discontent with the Donald Trump’s administration’s policies on deportations, government dismissals, and wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

Organized by an organization called “50501”, for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement,” the protests were coincided with the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolutionary War.

More than 800 local protests, teach-ins, and mutual aid efforts were planned for Saturday in response to what organizers said were “anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration.”

The protesters carried banners that read “Workers should have the power,” “No kingship,” “Stop arming Israel” and “Due process.”

Some protesters chanted in support of immigrants whom the Trump administration has deported or has been attempting to deport.

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Other protesters expressed solidarity with the government employees whom the DOGE department (Department of Government Efficiency) has fired.

Protesters also gathered outside Tesla car dealerships against billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk and his role in downsizing the federal government.

“As Trump and his administration mobilize the use of the US deportation machine, we are going to organize networks and systems of resistance to defend our neighbors,” a protester said in a rally at Lafayette Square near the White House.

Many protesters waved Palestinian flags, wore keffiyeh scarves, and chanted “free Palestine” in solidarity with Palestinians who are plagued by the Israeli genocidal war in Gaza since October 2023.

Political protests have become more common in the US. The “Hands Off” demonstrations in early April drew tens of thousands in cities across the country.

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