A crowd gathers in front of Portland City Hall to take part in the Families Belong Together rally on Saturday. The rally was one of hundreds nationwide.

About 350 pairs of shoes collected for immigrant families sit on the steps of First Parish Church on Congress Street during the rally.

Thousands of protesters gathered at Portland's City Hall for the "Families Belong Together" rally, one of hundreds of similar events that were being held across the nation on Saturday, June 30, 2018.

Sam Shandorf of Kennebunk wipes away tears while listening to a speaker during the Families Belong Together rally outside Portland City Hall on Saturday. Shandorf works with immigrants and asylum seekers at the Frannie Peabody Center. "I'm very passionate about this work," Shandorf said. "We can't remain silent, silence is complacency. I won't stop showing up."

A crowd of over 2,000 gathered in front of Portland City Hall to take part in the Families Belong Together rally on Saturday. The rally was one of hundreds nationwide.

Brothers Ezra Chen, 4, center, and Josiah Chen, 4, of Falmouth, sit on the steps of City Hall with their parents before the start of the Families Belong Together rally Saturday. Ezra Chen donned a mylar blanket, like many others at the rally.