First published at 12:22 UTC on August 11th, 2019.
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Several were arrested Saturday after protesters against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had partially blocked the West Side Highway in Manhattan, the NYPD said.
Commuters should expect road closures 12th Avenue and West …
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NEW YORK (WABC) -- Several were arrested Saturday after protesters against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had partially blocked the West Side Highway in Manhattan, the NYPD said.
Commuters should expect road closures 12th Avenue and West 22nd Street. The West Side Highway and West 26th Street have since reopened.
Video shows dozens of demonstrators sitting in the middle of the highway, linking arms and chanting, "ICE lurks here."
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Breaking !!! Arrests begin as activists blocking the west side highway.
Demanding an end to ICE’s terrorizing of immigrant communities and to all detention and separation of families at the border.#ShutDownICE #DignityNotDetention
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Some held signs that read "close the camps" and "ICE hides here."
Video shows a heavy NYPD presence as an automated voice advises protesters to move to the sidewalks.
"You are unlawfully in the roadway and obstructing vehicular traffic. You are ordered to leave the roadway," the automated command repeats.
Gili Getz 🔥
@giligetz
Happening NOW!!! @CosechaMovemen and allies blocking the west side highway.
Demanding an end to ICE’s terrorizing of immigrant communities and to all detention and separation of families at the
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