Protesters Arrested At Rally Against Jeff Sessions During His LA Visit
BY RYAN FONSECA ON JUN 26, 2018 10:28 AM
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Onesies spell out "Reunite" outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Clergy block Spring Street awaiting arrest in solidarity with migrant families separated at the border. (Photo by Josie Huang/LAist)
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' trip to Los Angeles Tuesday has been met with protest as immigration advocates blast the Justice Department leader and the Trump administration for its family separation policy.
Demonstrators gathered at the Federal Courthouse on Spring Street downtown, where Sessions was set to appear before attending a criminal justice luncheon at the nearby Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Organizers of the Free All Families rally plan to walk to the hotel to continue their protest.
Protesters carried signs with phrases including "Let our children go," as well as infant clothing with Bible verses written on them.
After the protest spilled into the streets and demonstrators formed a human wall, L.A. police called the protest an unlawful assembly and gave people five minutes to clear the scene — or face arrest. Officers then made good on their promise and placed people in plastic handcuffs.
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One by one, LA clergy leaders protesting treatment of migrant children arrested outside federal courthouse as human wall is broken up
10:05 AM - Jun 26, 2018
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LAPD van almost filled as clergy sit and wait for last of them to be arrested
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10:24 AM - 26 Jun 2018 from United States District Court - Central District of California
Sessions has been a prominent defender of the White House’s immigration policy, which sparked national outrage and protests. He's gone so far as to cite the Bible to argue the morality of the policy, which led to pushback from faith leaders.
Demonstrators were also speaking out about Trump's controversial travel ban, which was just upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Protesters include members of local immigrant advocacy groups, labor unions and religious groups.
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