Protesters outside the White House call for ending detention for migrant families, kids

By: Medill News Service

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 949

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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By Naisha Roy/Medill News Service

WASHINGTON — Dozens of people gathered on a sandy lot in front of the White House construction zone Tuesday evening, carrying posters peppered with monarch butterflies and unfurling massive banners reading “Set kids free.”

The butterflies symbolized immigrants without legal status, as the protesters called to abolish all detention facilities in the United States as part of a “Close the Camps” vigil and protest organized by the Coalition to End Family and …

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