Immigrants and immigrant rights supporters marched from Mount Pleasant to The White House on Thursday, February 16, 2017 to stand up for their rights on a day that was proclaimed a strike day for immigrants. Many immigrants refrained from going to work and some businesses closed. Hundreds participated in the march, but many undocumented immigrants were afraid to participate because of recent ICE raids on the immigrant community.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16: Marcos Latin, 34, of DC, carries the Guatemalan flag together with the US flag. Latin is originally from Guatemala but has been in the United States for 12 years. On the right is his son, Mauricio Amaya, 11. Immigrants and immigrant rights supporters marched from Mount Pleasant to The White House on Thursday, February 16, 2017 to stand up for their rights on a day that was proclaimed a strike day for immigrants. Many immigrants refrained from going to work and some businesses closed. Hundreds participated in the march, but many undocumented immigrants were afraid to participate because of recent ICE raids on the immigrant community. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images)