The US police have arrested three Democratic members of Congress outside Trump Tower during a protest against the administration’s decision to scrap an amnesty program for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children.
Representatives Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, Luis Gutiérrez of Illinois and Adriano Espaillat of New York were among a group of protesters who staged a sit-in on Fifth Avenue and refused to move.
“We’re taking the necessary steps to make it clear to President Trump, the Republicans and the Democrats that we will continue this peaceful fight for Dreamers and immigrants as long as it takes to enact legislation and put Dreamers in a safe place,” Gutiérrez said in a statement.
At least seven others were arrested, including Melissa Mark-Viverito, the Democratic speaker of New York’s city council.
The protesters carried signs with slogans that read “Stop ICE raids,” referring to the US Immigration and Customs…