Protests and events against President Donald Trump’s controversial policies that include mass deportations and cuts to Medicaid and other safety nets for poor people have started Thursday at more than 1,

Ten communities throughout the state of Alabama are joining a nationwide protest effort on July 17 in response to recent ICE raids and health care cuts carried out by the Trump administration. The event has been dubbed the “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action in honor of civil rights leader and Alabama native Congressman John Lewis,

Protests and events against US President Donald Trump’s controversial policies that include mass deportations and cuts to Medicaid for poor people were set to kick off on Thursday at more than 1600 locations around the country.

Roughly half of U.S. adults report that Trump’s policies have “done more to hurt” them since his second term began six months ago.

Civil rights groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday in a bid to stop the government’s policy of allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to arrest undocumented migrants who show up for immigration hearings at courthouses.

There have been many legal challenges to President Trump's California immigration sweeps, but one in particular could dramatically alter the policy.