Thousands of New Orleans demonstrators paraded from the corner of Mandeville and Decatur near the French Quarter to Washington Square Park in opposition to President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration.

The local rally begins with a parade at the corner of Mandeville and Decatur streets and will end at Washington Square Park on Elysian Fields Avenue. Organizers say the event will include local speakers and performances by New Orleans-based bands. The protest is expected to begin at 10 a.m.

Organizers are calling for Americans to attend demonstrations across the country to protest President Trump on his 79th birthday.

A day of nationwide defiance." It called today's celebration in Washington D.C., a "spectacle meant to look like strength." The protest in Savannah was hosted by Coastal Georgia for Democracy and the Savannah Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.