Thousands of people rallied nationwide on Monday to protest against the
national emergency US President
Donald Trump declared last week to help fund his long-promised
wall across the US-Mexico border.
More than 250 rallies were organised across the
United States on President's Day, a US government holiday, with protesters carrying banners and placards that called the national emergency "fake".
"I do think we have a national emergency in this country, this is an emergency to our democratic system," Angelina Huynh, who joined the rally in Washington, DC, outside the White House with her two preschool children, told Al Jazeera.
As the snow fell in Boston, Massachusetts, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley took to the stage to speak against Trump's bid to bypass Congress and help free up $8bn in funds for his wall, which was one of his biggest 2016 campaign promises.
Protesters and civil rights organisations called on Congress to take action against Trump's latest move.
