{"id":16157,"date":"2025-04-20T08:52:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T08:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=16157"},"modified":"2025-04-20T08:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T08:55:18","slug":"thousands-protest-trump-nationwide-over-immigration-and-democratic-backslide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/20\/thousands-protest-trump-nationwide-over-immigration-and-democratic-backslide\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Protest Trump Nationwide Over Immigration and Democratic Backslide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Thousands of Americans took to the streets on Saturday in New York and other major U.S. cities, marking the second day of protests against President Donald Trump within two weeks.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[70rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(12)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"fbf2bea7-ed60-4006-ab2d-ec3482540f1a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"426\">Protesters in New York carried signs with phrases such as &#8220;There is no king in America&#8221; and &#8220;Resist tyranny,&#8221; alongside images of the U.S. president with a mustache resembling Hitler\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"526\">Kathy Valley, 73, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, told AFP: \u201cDemocracy is in serious danger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"627\">She added that what her parents told her about the rise of Nazism in the 1930s \u201cis happening here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"786\">She considered that \u201cthe difference with other fascists (\u2026) is that Trump is too stupid to be effective,\u201d adding that \u201chis team is divided among themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"1002\">The protesters mainly denounced the White House\u2019s anti-immigration policies, at a time when the Supreme Court has suspended deportations under the \u201cAlien Enemies Act,\u201d a law Trump relied on that dates back to 1798.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Protestors are lining the streets of Toledo as part of another weekend of demonstrations against the Trump administration &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IjIFxqEmlF\">https:\/\/t.co\/IjIFxqEmlF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XkVy59S9BH\">pic.twitter.com\/XkVy59S9BH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 13 Action News (@13abc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/13abc\/status\/1913706540319547595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"186\"><strong data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"186\">Protesters Rally Coast to Coast Against Trump Policies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1177\">In front of the largest library in the United States, close to the iconic Trump Tower owned by the Republican billionaire, protesters chanted: \u201cImmigrants are welcome here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1353\">Demonstrators also gathered outside the White House in Washington, although apparently in fewer numbers than a previous protest on April 5, which had drawn tens of thousands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1440\">Benjamin Douglas, 41, said the Trump administration is \u201cundermining the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1663\">Douglas wore a keffiyeh on his head and held a sign in support of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student who was arrested last month in New York and now faces deportation due to organizing protests against the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1818\">Douglas accused the Republican administration of targeting individuals \u201cto fuel hatred against foreigners and undermine long-standing legal protections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1820\" data-end=\"1958\">In the conservative state of Texas (south), a protest was held in Galveston, a city of 50,000 located on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NYC was on \ud83d\udd25 today. March 19 anti Trump demonstrations. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/handsoff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#handsoff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/50501movement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#50501movement<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1tyEQtKwXo\">pic.twitter.com\/1tyEQtKwXo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Greene (@RemakingManhood) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RemakingManhood\/status\/1913684477626265677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"116\"><strong data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"116\">From Protest to Movement: 50501 Takes Shape<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"2154\">Writer Patsy Oliver, 63, said: \u201cThis is the fourth protest I\u2019ve participated in.\u201d She added: \u201cI usually wait until the next election, but that\u2019s no longer an option. We\u2019ve already lost so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2156\" data-end=\"2287\">On the West Coast, hundreds gathered in a San Francisco square to draw the words \u201cImpeach and Resign\u201d in giant letters on the sand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2460\">Reports also emerged of gatherings outside Tesla dealerships\u2014the brand owned by Elon Musk\u2014who was tasked by Trump with reducing the size of the federal civilian workforce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2462\" data-end=\"2622\">The mobilization was organized by a group called 50501, symbolizing 50 protests across the 50 U.S. states into one movement opposing the Republican billionaire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2624\" data-end=\"2793\">The group explained on its website that it forms \u201ca rapid, decentralized response to the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration and its allies\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"2919\">According to the group, about 400 protests were planned for the day. It called on millions of people to take to the streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2921\" data-end=\"3019\">However, getting accurate numbers is difficult, as police refuse to give estimates of the turnout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Thousands of Americans took to the streets on Saturday in New York and other major U.S. cities, marking the second day of protests against President Donald Trump within two weeks. 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