Outside Los Angeles City Hall, more high school students hit the streets for the fourth straight day of demonstrations in the downtown area. The protests have gained momentum on social media with the hashtags BuildTheResistance and , which stands for 50 protests in 50 states in one day.
Websites and various accounts have issued calls for action, with messages such as "reject fascism" and "defend our democracy. Many students outside city hall said they're simply sticking up for their people. Trump has signed a series of executive orders in the first couple of weeks of his new term on everything from trade and immigration to climate change.
Since taking office, the president has attempted to end birthright citizenship, closed CBP One app, which allows migrants to schedule asylum appointments at ports of entry, and more than , Venezuelans with U. Since then, protests have multiplied.
Suarez said she and many of her friends are worried about families being separated. Many people are running away because of the crimes in these counties, and they're coming here for asylum, and they're coming here to work. They're not coming here to do illegal stuff. They're coming here to provide for their families provide for their kids. On Tuesday, L. Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez introduced five proposals aimed at strengthening immigration protections locally.
Protesters in Philadelphia and at state capitols in Minnesota, Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana and beyond waved signs denouncing Trump; billionaire Elon Musk, the leader of Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency; and Project , a hard-right playbook for American government and society. Outside the state Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, a crowd of hundreds gathered in freezing temperatures. She painted a sign depicting Musk puppeteering Trump from his outraised arm - evoking Musk's straight-arm gesture during a January speech that some have interpreted as a Nazi salute.
