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The debate on Immigrants is gearing up as protests erupt around the nation, including here in Phoenix.

Different community groups came together to protest what they're calling "a broken immigration system." People passionate about immigration reform packed into Central United Methodist Church in response to the recent undocumented immigration crackdown.

Songs, prayers and speeches, all speaking out on behalf of the children who have been separated from their parents at the U.S. border.

“We are not the country that puts kids in camps,” says U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego. “We are not the country that separates parents from kids."

According to the Department of Homeland Security, 2,000 children have been taken away from their parents in the six weeks leading up to June 1.

"These are people that are desperate, looking for a solution,” says Karen Guinn. “Maybe this isn't the right solution but I certainly know that terrorizing young kids and their parents by splitting them up is not the right answer.”

On a day when many spend time with their families, these community groups came together to protest those families who can't be together.

By Lokesh