Three Democratic Congressmen arrested at a protest outside Trump tower
U.S. Reps Raul Grijalva, of Arizona; Luis
Gutierrez, of Illinois; and Adriano Espaillat, of New York, were among a
small group of demonstrators who sat down in the street on Fifth Avenue
on Tuesday afternoon and refused to move.
According to reports, The Democratic speaker of
New York's City Council, Melissa Mark-Viverito,
also was handcuffed and
led away. The protesters were demanding that Congress pass legislation
protecting thousands of young immigrants from deportation.
Protest organizers had said prior to the event
that the lawmakers planned to get arrested. President Donald Trump
delivered an address at the United Nations earlier Tuesday. The
Republican is scheduled to stay at Trump Tower this evening, but wasn't
present for the protest.
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