Syracuse, N.Y. — More than 1,000 people marched from Clinton Square through downtown Syracuse Thursday afternoon demanding a halt to what they said was an attack on constitutional rights by the Trump administration and Elon Musk. “Our democracy is under attack,” said Lisa Charrell, one of the rally organizers. “It’s being destroyed, dismantled and it’s extremely important that we all are in the streets fighting.” Throughout the large crowd, signs and chants illustrated how frustrated many were with President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration and immigrant workers in the country, with people being deported or sent to prisons with what many see as a lack of due process. “Workers’ rights are human rights,” people chanted. Today is International Workers Day. The protest also was a response to Elon Musk’s leadership role in the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and the recent massive federal job cuts. The demands are simply to put the people first, Mykie Kamberos, president of the Undergraduate Labor Organization at Syracuse University, said to rallygoers. “We need to support the people of this country. The men and women who go to work every day for pennies,” Kamberos said. “The immigrants who work the jobs nobody else wants, and the unions that fight for better. “Trump has decided he is king above law. Not even the Constitution applies to him. We have to remind him of the first three words of that document, ‘We the people.’” Starting from Clinton Sqaure, the crowd marched up South Salina Street to Marriott Syracuse Downtown, and then down Warren Street back to Clinton Square. Several cars honked their horns, and drivers flashed peace signs in support of the rally. One truck stopped in traffic to blare “F**K Donald Trump,” by rappers YG and Nipsey Hussle. “If we don’t come out and stand with one another, what do we have? We have to stand in community with one another,” said Michelle Brown, 44, at the rally. Syracuse community members, Indivisible Syracuse, Indivisible Onondaga County, CNY Solidarity Coalition and representatives from Labor Unions helped plan the rally. Workers with TCG Player and their union representatives, CWA Local 1123, were also in attendance. They’re celebrating International Workers Day while also advocating for positive changes to benefit every person and worker in the country, said Richard Vallejo, an employee at TCG Player. “Everyone out here today is recognizing that as workers, as people of color, as women and queer people, that all of our rights are interlinked,” he said. “In our various identities and aspects in society all of our rights are at risk, and we all need to stand together.” Syracuse.com staff writer Timia Cobb covers breaking news. Have a tip, a story idea, a question or a comment? You can reach her at tcobb@syracuse.com.