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May protesters across the United States condemn Trump's policy, calling for the rule of law

Lawyers, teachers and politicians marched Thursday among thousands of protesters across the United States to protest President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, the goals of lawyers and judges, and the power of wealthy policymakers.

Jennifer Vasquez Sura's husband Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a U.S. resident, spoke incorrectly to the administration sent to a prison in El Salvador, one of the protests organized by a lawyer group and a coalition of more than 200 labor unions and immigration rights.

Ms Vasquez Sura added: “He was illegally detained, kidnapped and disappeared by the Trump administration, even though they admitted it was a mistake.”

“For everyone watching, keep fighting,” she said. The crowd replied, “Take Kilma home.”

Organizers accuse the Trump administration of prioritizing billionaires’ profits and call on it to invest in working families by funding health care, housing and public schools.

“It’s a priority for the Trump administration with the clear screen that ordinary people want and need,” said Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizens, a co-organizer of Consumer Rights Advocacy and Washington rally.

Organizers expect thousands of protesters across the country to hope for the largest Mayday protest in U.S. history. Previous protests have attracted thousands of attendees since Trump returned to the office.

Federal workers have been fired, and Mr. Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, a senior adviser to the new government efficiency division, have turned to government departments and firefighters.

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar told a group in Washington that the government’s action was to “eliminate oversight so companies can use workers without consequences.”

A few days after Mr. Trump's campaign-style event in Michigan celebrates his first 100 days of office, the rally came when Democrats seek a unified response and galvanized leaders.

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont addressed thousands at a rally in Philadelphia.

In New York, U.S. representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned protesters that Mr. Trump and the Republican majority in the U.S. Congress “next to pursue Medicaid.”

Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who has been on a rally with Sanders, said she had just learned that Republicans “stop and suspended Medicaid cuts next week because they were too scared…but our fight wasn’t over because they just suspended cuts,” cuts down on federal health insurance plans for lower-level Americans.

She said New York City has 6,000 protesters in Philadelphia, Idaho, Los Angeles, Denver and Arizona.

Also in New York, hundreds of lawyers participated in a separate “National Law Day” event, chanting “Respect our judges and give support. Stand behind them and the court.”

Some prominent law firms have pledged to engage in free legal work and have made other concessions to Mr. Trump to get him to remove punitive measures against them. Others filed lawsuits to challenge their orders and were supported by former top legal executives from law professors, advocacy groups, state attorney generals, large corporations and others.

The federal judge claimed that the Trump administration failed to comply with court orders regarding foreign aid, federal spending and firing government workers. The government disregarded the judge's questioning.

Among the spokespersons for Manhattan is Stuart Gerson, who serves as assistant attorney general for Republican President George HW Bush and Democratic President Bill Clinton.

“It’s about the state, not about the political parties,” Gerson told the crowd, recalling what Bush told him when Clinton asked him to serve in the cabinet. “You do not promise loyalty to a person, but rather to the Constitution.”

In Los Angeles, protesters’ anger at Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Mr. Trump’s tough line on immigration, announcing the banner: “Los Angeles Labor Party stands in immigration with immigration” and “resistance of fascism.”

“The Constitution is trampling on,” said Mark Diamond, 62, near La San Pedro. “If it takes four years, we'll be out here 100 times.” – Reuters

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