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Posted: 2018-06-29T14:47:57Z | Updated: 2018-06-29T18:44:14Z

Actress Susan Sarandon was among hundreds of women arrested while protesting President Donald Trump s zero tolerance immigration policy in Washington on Thursday.

Arrested. Stay strong. Keep fighting, Sarandon, 71, tweeted.

About 630 women were arrested during the rally, led by organizers of the Womens March, including Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). Other politicians at the rally included Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.).

Capitol Police reported that demonstrators were processed on site and released.

Around 2,500 protesters marched from the Department of Justice to the Hart Senate Office Building to rally against the Trump administrations controversial family separation immigration policy. Many of the demonstrators were women dressed in white and wrapped in foil blankets , similar to those given to migrant families held in federal detention centers.

Protestors chanted Where are the children? and held banners that read End all detention camps, as they swarmed the Senate building.

Arrested. Stay strong. Keep fighting. #WomenDisobey

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Arrested. Stay strong. Keep fighting. #WomenDisobey

Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) June 28, 2018

Sarandon has been a controversial political figure since she suggested during the 2016 presidential race that Americans vote for a third-party candidate. The actress originally supported Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race, but said she voted for Green Party candidate Jill Stein instead of Clinton in the general election against Trump.

Many perceived Sarandons support for a third-party candidate as taking away votes from Clinton, essentially helping Trump win the election.

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