WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — Just two weeks after tens of thousands of people gathered across the United States on Saturday to rally against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, protesters have again come together.
This time, Vice President JD Vance and the treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia are their focus.
Protestors lined up outside Vance’s residence at the Naval Observatory at noon on Saturday to protest the Trump administration.
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Next, they’ll be heading to the Washington Monument at a protest specifically against the administration’s treatment of a Maryland man at the center of a deportation battle. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old Maryland husband and father who was mistakenly deported to a notorious Salvadoran prison.
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Earlier this month, the group’s rally at the National Mall was permitted for 10,000 people, drawing visitors from around the world.
Participants voiced their concerns over changes affecting federal workers, education, healthcare, veterans’ services, and military leadership. Attendees at each of the 1,200 rallies held nationwide had personal reasons for participating.