Crime & Safety
More Than 20 Arrests Made At ICE Protest Inside Trump Tower
The protesters took over the lobby of the building around 12:45 p.m.
NEW YORK CITY — Police arrested more than 20 demonstrators during an ICE protest inside Trump Tower in Manhattan on Monday.
The protesters took over the lobby of the building around 12:45 p.m.
They were calling for the release of inmates from a controversial El Salvador prison, according to a New York Post report.
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Protesters were heard chanting, “Bring them back! Bring them home!," according to the report and social media videos.
The protest on Monday comes a day after an ICE protest in Lower Manhattan, where dozens of demonstrators were arrested.
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In addition, the protest came as the Trump administration sent National Guard troops to Los Angeles, where protesters have clashed with police over ICE raids.
A separate protest is supposedly planned to take place outside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan on Monday.
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