Immigrants and advocates of immigration reform supported President Barack Obama’s run for president in droves and now that Obama has been sworn in, many advocates are seeking his support for the cause of immigration reform. This Wednesday, as Obama was sworn into office by Chief Justice John Roberts, thousands of immigration advocates gathered to call upon Obama and his administration to start the process of making sweeping changes to immigration policies in the U.S.

Among the calls to action requested by the advocates, who gathered in San Antonio, Texas and throughout the country, are an end to worksite and home raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the closure of Hutto Detention Center, the Texas-based detention center for immigrant children and their families.