In the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind DACA in 6 months, people took to the streets in front of Trump Tower to protest the move, including a sit-in in the middle of 5th Avenue:
DACA recipients and allies arrested. For sitting down in the middle of the street. Midtown. Trump Tower @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/nqNE7u5Z1F
— Erica Byfield (@EricaByfield4NY) September 5, 2017
Cuffs are on and DACA protesters are lead away pic.twitter.com/7GfA2gXfna
— A.P. Joyce (@AndrewPaulJoyce) September 5, 2017
Video. DACA recipients and allies arrested. Trump Tower. @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/UooL6K4V6Z
— Erica Byfield (@EricaByfield4NY) September 5, 2017
Police load @ErikaAndiola and other DACA protesters into van #DefendDACA pic.twitter.com/F3GxY1xHxl
— A.P. Joyce (@AndrewPaulJoyce) September 5, 2017
Actress Piper Perabo is at the protest as well, but it doesn’t look like she was arrested:
Protesters sitting down in the streets holding hands outside TrumpTower! #defendDACA pic.twitter.com/A2rmFfzH2n
— Piper Perabo (@PiperPerabo) September 5, 2017
Exit question: Can DACA recipients get deported over these arrests?
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Related:
BREAKING: AG Jeff Sessions announces Trump admin ending #DACA program https://t.co/oLxvimIHyR
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 5, 2017
Nicholas Kristof accidentally discovers downside of government database controlled by executive branch #DACA https://t.co/t3LHGgi7nU
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 5, 2017
And here’s Obama’s Ebola czar basically admitting the 800K Dreamers are pawns https://t.co/yHSTz5LPG4
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 5, 2017
¯_(ツ)_/¯ Obama lawyer who worked on DACA admits it’s probably unconstitutional https://t.co/yyxKIDCopN
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 5, 2017
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