Ashley Benites, a novelist who drove to the protest from Shorewood, said she has been “enraged” by what she’s seen from the new administration so far. Benites noted she’s concerned her children will not be able to attend college if Trump dismantles the Department of Education as he has promised and federal student aid programs go away.

The protests by the 50501 Movement come days after rallies in opposition of Trump's immigration policies were held across the country.