ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY) -- Across the country, people came together on Saturday, April 5 for the "Hands Off!" rallies to protest against President Trump, his administration's recent policies, and more. Some of those protests happened right here in the Twin Tiers.

Over 1,000 mass mobilization "Hands Off!"  events were held across the country on Saturday with hundreds of thousands of people standing together and chanting words of protest such as "Hands off," and "This is what democracy looks like."

Events were scheduled in all 50 states to protest President Trump, Elon Musk, recent federal policies, cuts, and more.

"They are not alone," said Amala Lane, lead of the art team at Indivisible Tompkins. "There are thousands and millions of us united together. You can hear them in the background, we make a louder noise and bigger impact together."

Here in the Twin Tiers, protests took place in both New York and Pennsylvania. In the Keystone State, protests were held in Sayre and Mansfield. New York saw protests held in Owego, Corning, Hector, and Ithaca.

The Ithaca Commons held a massive crowd of people who were seen holding signs, political artwork, and more. People could also be heard honking their horns as they drove by.

Attendees at the Corning protest said hundreds of people came out to that rally as well.

Organizers of the Ithaca rally joined other local protestors who say they are calling "Hands Off!" on a variety of social justice, economic, and human rights issues. Protestors voiced anger over the Trump Administration's moves to close Social Security field offices, fire federal workers, dismantle the Department of Education, lessen access to reproductive and transgender healthcare, and more.

"So we have merged ourselves with this rally and so basically we're hoping to basically have a community day of action that brings many different groups together and unites us all in our mission of accomplishing our political goals," said Lucas Bonet, one of the co-organizers of the protest.

Bonet said he has been on the Commons with fellow activists every Saturday at noon for a month straight. This event happened to coincide, allowing the groups to join forces.

Protestors in the region say they won't stop until they see a decrease in what they call government overreach from Trump, Musk, and the current administration.

"It can be frightening to show your face," said Jeffra Ruesink, the coordinator of the rally, and the engagement chair with Indivisible Tompkins. "I think a lot of the administration's actions are designed to make us feel like we should stay home. We might be at risk if we speak out, and what I would want everyone to know is that when we stand together, we are safer, we're more secure and we help our brothers and our sisters and our neighbors."

Some attendees at the Corning rally have posted on social media saying that counter-protestors were present at local rallies too. Those counter-protestors spoke out in favor of the Trump Adminstration, standing by his administration's latest policies.