Susan Sarandon was among 575 women arrested in Washington, D.C. yesterday after they staged a sit-in protest against Donald Trump's zero-tolerance immigration policy inside a Senate office at the Department of Justice, The Guardian website reports today (June 29, 2018).
The Oscar-winning actor tweeted from the rally, at which she and fellow protesters held aloft placards demanding an end to immigration camps and declaring, "We care" -- a reference to the controversial jacket worn by first lady Melania Trump when visiting a detainment center last week.
There were chants of "What do we want? Free families!" before the women were arrested, charged, and then released.
Sarandon has encountered hostility since Trump's election, with many blaming her for suggesting people vote for a third-party candidate, Green party nominee Jill Stein, thus reducing the number of ballots cast for Democratic party candidate Hillary Clinton.
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