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Protesters walked around wearing mylar blankets similar to those being handed out to immigrant children detained and separated from their families.

“Women are outraged at the separation of families,” said Linda Sarsour, one of last year's Women’s March Organizer. “We are outraged of all the things that are unfolding in our country.\"

\"We are here to say we’re ready to sacrifice and we’re ready to leave our jobs, leave our families to come and take this act of civil disobedience here,” she said.

.@womensmarch organizer @lsarsour on women running for office & @Ocasio2018 win against 10-term incumbent @JoeCrowleyNY #WomensMarch #WomenDisobey pic.twitter.com/5OXMWZOA5w

— Karolina Rivas (@karolinarrivas) June 28, 2018

US Capitol Police arrested 575 people at the protest in the Senate building and charged them a $50 citation for unlawfully demonstrating. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash, and actress Susan Sarandon both tweeted they were arrested.

Arrested. Stay strong. Keep fighting. #WomenDisobey

— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) June 28, 2018
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PHOTO: Protesters that marched from Freedom Plaza to the U.S. Capitol demonstrate inside the Hart Senate Office Building against family detentions, June 28, 2018 in Washington, D.C.
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Foil blankets are piling up as women are arrested here at the Senate. @RepJayapal joined us to demand an end to immigrant detention. Photo credit @KishaBari pic.twitter.com/bEe7pi4Z2U

— Women's March (@womensmarch) June 28, 2018

Women are being arrested by the hundreds in Congress demanding an end to the criminalization of immigrants. #EndFamilyDetention #AbolishICE pic.twitter.com/ns5KC4FRlV

— Women's March (@womensmarch) June 28, 2018

The march began near the Department of Justice, where speakers rallied supporters by sharing their experiences with immigration and calling for action. Before the march, protesters were split into four groups to review the procedures if arrested.

“Show me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like!” @womensmarch #WomensMarch @uscapitol pic.twitter.com/6YWtAJq6SO

— Karolina Rivas (@karolinarrivas) June 28, 2018

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas called for ongoing mobilization beyond Thursday's protest.

“This is not a day event,” Lee told a crowd of protesters. “This is an everyday event.”

People showed their support through handmade signs, including one that read “Don’t have a heart of I.C.E.” Others marked “We Care” on their palms. Still, other protesters wore jackets with “I really care. Do you?” painted in white on their backs, a reaction to the controversy that followed First Lady Melania Trump’s trip to the southwest to visit detained children.

As she boarded a plane in Washington D.C, photographers could clearly read the message \"I really don't care. Do u?\" on the back of her jacket, which reportedly retails from Zara for $39. While the First Lady took the jacket off before exiting the plane, it was widely seen as an inappropriate choice of clothing.

More than 1,000 women are in DC today to risk arrest standing up to Trump’s racist agenda. We are here to decriminalize immigrants, #AbolishICE, and #EndFamilyDetention. Photo by @KishaBari pic.twitter.com/BbJ4XtErZ2

— Women's March (@womensmarch) June 28, 2018

Hundreds of women already arrested demanding an end to family detention. We’re still singing for justice. #abolishICE pic.twitter.com/gsFPvnb0rn

— Women's March (@womensmarch) June 28, 2018

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