Nineteen people were arrested Wednesday while protesting immigration policies outside Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) office on Capitol Hill.
The individuals were calling for Ryan to bring the DREAM Act to a vote, and were charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding, a Capitol Police spokesperson told the Huffington Post.
The 19 arrested were representing Asian-American organizations, and were released later on Wednesday.
The individuals were pushing for passage of a “clean” DREAM Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children without putting measures like additional border security in place, something that GOP lawmakers have insisted on including in an immigration bill.
[contentcards url=”http://thehill.com/homenews/house/360995-nineteen-daca-protestors-arrested-outside-ryans-capitol-hill-office” target=”_blank”]19 #AAPI #DREAM Advocates Arrested in front of @SpeakerRyan's Office. Read more: https://t.co/vbg4xgraGi #cleanDREAMAct #AAPIs4DREAM pic.twitter.com/iGja3fgCCD
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