PHOTOS: Hundreds demonstrate against the Trump administration in Urbana

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Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025.
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URBANA – An estimated 400 people marched and demonstrated against various policies and actions taken by President Donald Trump in his second term. Below are pictures from the protest. This is the latest in several demonstrations held in central Illinois. Links to other protests are also below.

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Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
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Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil and Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk have been detained on orders of the State Department. The administration indicated that it will appeal a federal judge’s order to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. from an El Salvador prison after he was mistakenly deported to his native country last month. (IPM News)
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Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
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Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Dozens of Illinois college students from abroad have had their visas revoked — forcing many to leave the country on short notice. This includes students from University of Chicago, Southern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois State University, and Northwestern University. (IPM News)
demonstrators holding signs
Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
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Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Trump campaigned against the participation of transgender athletes in sports in his 2024 race. As president, he has signed executive orders to prohibit that and to use a rigid definition of the sexes, rather than gender, for federal government purposes. (IPM News)
demonstrators holding signs
Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
demonstrator holding sign
Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
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Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. The latest government waste touted by billionaire Elon Musk’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency is hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment claims it purportedly uncovered. (IPM News)
demonstrators hold signs
Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
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Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
demonstrators holding up sign
Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
demonstrators holding signs
Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
demonstrator holding signs
Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
demonstrators holding signs
Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
demonstrator holding sign
Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
demonstrators holding signs
Demonstrators take part in a protest in Urbana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (IPM News)
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