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Hundreds Hold Sit-In for Immigration at Senate Building

By Bian Elkhatib and Juliette Rocheleau

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Activists staged a sit-in at the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday to protest President Donald Trump’s policy of separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Several members of Congress participated in the protest and more than 500 people were arrested for the demonstration.

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