The demonstrations drew thousands of citizens who called for an end to the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy and immediate action to reunite separated families.

Both the Democratic and Republican candidates in Indiana's Senate race say the U.S. should not separate parents from their children at the border. But those candidates don't agree on who's to blame for that policy.

The Democrat says he doesn't support the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their families at the border.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions spent 30 minutes defending the administration's policies.

Hundreds of protesters gathered on the corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Ewing Street. They held up signs and chanted things like, "This is what democracy looks like" and "Vote them out."

The ACLU of Indiana held a rally in Indianapolis Friday to protest what it calls inhumane immigration policies. The focus was on policies that separate children from their immigrant and asylum-seeking parents.

Erika Fierro, an Indianapolis mother of two, was warned during her immigration check-in at the end of April that she may only have a few weeks to get her affairs in order.

Researchers say the relationships clinicians build with their regular patients conflicts with the treatment they have to provide.

Religious leaders in Indiana accompanied Erika Fierro to her mandatory immigration check-in Tuesday and held a vigil.

The demonstration intentionally blocked the intersection, prompting police to peacefully arrest about 15 protesters, mostly religious leaders.