that's where we find gadi schwartz. what's the biggest issue that has brought them out today? >> reporter: jacob, it is absolutely issue whiplash out here. you have resist to exist. turn around. what was on the backside? no ban, no wall, not my president. then you just walk down here, this is in support of standing rock. over here in support of the news. you've got all kinds of different issues out here. women's rights issues. we've been talking to people out here about what has driven them to come here on a day that is normally to celebrate presidents, to protest a president. can i ask you a couple quick questions? we're live on msnbc. i want to ask you, what brings you out here today? >> hi, i'm a former refugee. i came to the united states 17 years ago as a refugee from afghanistan. and i'm here for the immigrant community, for the hispanics, for the refugees. i'm here for the lbgtq community. i'm here for everybody. and i'm here for the muslim community. so, i'm here for the women. i'm here for everybody. >> reporter: it's a lot to take in. so many different issues. what d

gadi schwartz has been on this story all day long. gadi? >> reporter: right now we're at the first unitarian society in denver, where the vizguerra family has been seeking refuge, where they were last night when they told us they were contemplating the decision on whether or not jeanette vizguerra should check in at i.c.e. today she made the decision to stay here and made that decision to be with her family after seeing what happened to another family in phoenix that was -- they saw their mother deported. right now, we talked to roberto last night, the son of jeanette. we're here with him today. roberto, i want to ask you, how are you guys doing today? >> we're doing fine, but when we heard about the decision that i.c.e. made that they denied her stay, it really impacted us because we thought it was going to be good news. she was going to stay with us. we were all happy in the morning. when they said that they denied the stay, we got really sad. >> reporter: it's you and your two sisters, right? you guys are now here with your mom? >> yeah.

gadi schwartz is following that story for us. a big story down in phoenix. gadi? >> reporter: a couple different perspectives on what's going on here out here. the family says that this is the beginning of donald trump's hard stance on immigration. his hard line with that immigration executive order. however, i.c.e. says this is the result of a judge's order in 2013 and they are committed to removing felonies that are here illegally. but regardless of that, last night was an emotional night for protesters, for family members of guadalupe who gathered here after she was detained in front of the back gate where the deportation vans usually leave. when one of those vans tried to leave that was carrying guadalupe inside, a protester stopped it and blocked it. one person got down into the wheel well and started hugging the tire. as the family went to the back, they stood next to where gud lo g guadalupe was. they told their mother they were with her and today an emotional testament from her daughter saying how hard it is now that her mother has been deported. take a li