Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Families Belong Together” March Lullaby Will Make You Cry — VIDEO

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Thousands of people are marching in cities across the country on Saturday, June 30, to protest President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy. Hamilton creator

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As seen in CNN’s video from the rally, before he launched into an a cappella version of his song, Miranda said to the crowd,

“Because there’s parents right now who can’t sing lullabies to their kids, I’m just going to sing a lullaby that I wrote, and this is for those parents, and we’re not going to stop until they can sing them to their kids again.”

In the full video shared by Now This, you can

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, and the singer appeared to be visibly moved. After his performance, he shared on Twitter, “The moment the audience came in with the countermelody will live in my heart forever. Thank you.”

On Tuesday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reunite all of the children and parents who have been separated due to the “zero tolerance” policy within 30 days, as reported by CNN. However, activists and protesters like Miranda want to ensure that the current…

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