Activists in Columbus will be holding a rally at the Ohio Statehouse on Saturday morning, in conjunction with over 600 events across the country protesting the Trump administration鈥檚 immigration policies.
The Columbus 鈥� which is organized by the liberal group MoveOn 鈥� is expected to draw hundreds of attendees to demand the reunification of families separated at the southern border. Protesters also call for the end of 鈥渮ero tolerance鈥� and family detention practices.
in Dayton, Cincinnati, Toledo, Youngstown, Cleveland, and other Ohio cities are hosting their own protests on June 30. The Columbus rally is co-sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Yes We Can Columbus, and a number of advocacy groups.
Despite President Trump鈥檚 to stop his administration鈥檚 policy, some 2,000 children remain separated. A judge recently those be returned to their families within 30 days.
Jessica McCarty-Kern, who helped organize a rally in Oxford she wants to bring concerned community members together to express solidarity.
"This whole situation is very troubling, as a mom," she says. "We say we're a country that stands behind family values and this [policy] isn't showing that. I'd really like to show family values and treat people as we say we do, which is that everyone is created equally."
The Columbus begins at 10 a.m. on June 30 at the west plaza of the Ohio Statehouse.
