Congressman Raul Grijalva Arrested in Front of Trump Tower
Source: phoenixnewtimes.com
A DACA protest in front of Trump Tower reportedly turned ugly when Tucson congressman Raul Grijalva was arrested for civil disobedience.
Grijalva, who has been a vocal advocate for DACA recipients and openly criticized President Donald Trump's latest plans to dismantle the Obama-era DREAM Act, was part of a large demonstration in New York City this morning.
Reports came out through Grijalva's campaign account that the Arizona congressman was taken into custody along with New York Congressman Adriano Espaillat and Illinois Congressman Luis V. Guiterrez. Espaillat and Guiterrez have also been vocal supporters of the DREAM Act.
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Judi Lynn
(160,645 posts)Viva Raúl Grijalva.
He has been a target many times by racist a-holes.
Hope he will be protected, and they will fail.
brush
(53,922 posts)even worked with him years ago at the University of Arizona as a Black Student Union member when he was part of the Chicano Student organization.
Control-Z
(15,682 posts)was arrested for peacefully protesting? Just curious. Does anyone know?
atreides1
(16,094 posts)You said two words that don't go together Republican and leader...
JustAnotherGen
(31,932 posts)Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I'm not on Twitter or I would go in there to support him.
Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)THANK YOU, SIR
Sanity Claws
(21,860 posts)They allegedly sat down in the middle of Fifth Avenue and refused to move.
BigmanPigman
(51,638 posts)in front of witnesses! Unbe-fucking-lievable!
Ligyron
(7,639 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,479 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)Civil- a: of or relating to citizens civil duties
b: of or relating to the state or its citizenry
Disobedience- :refusal or neglect to obey
So they refused or neglected to obey the state or it's citizenry. It seems to me that would be a person's DUTY if they did not believe the state or it's citizenry was correct in it's described "duties".
This country is rapidly turning into a fascist state, and it's pissing me off!
The police are rapidly turning into storm troopers, and Trump is giving them carte blanch to treat people like garbage.
The removal of Trump from office can't come soon enough for me.