During the afternoon of May 28, the Police of New York and protesters gathered in front of a court of migration in Varick, Senecawere involved in incidents. The dissatisfied protested by accusations that agents dressed in civilians have arrested migrants in the State Courts.
“There is no way we can remain in silence. There is no way that we can trust officials or government. They have betrayed citizens and people who have followed all judicial procedures. This is not right, ”said a protester and activist Migrant who chose not to share his name.
New York Police agents, having used a speaker to ask the protesters to They will dispersethey threw several Protestants to the ground, they were sprayed with gas Pepper and handcuffed them, as witnesses captured. Dozens of images and videos recorded from the windows of a nearby office building were shared.
“This is disgusting. Before we told these people who could come to this country and act in the right way. But now they do and the authorities prevent them from reaching the United States, ”said Ace Sutherland, of the coalition of Immigration New York, a program that provides Free help to provide migratory relief.
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“I have heard reports that the immigration and customs control service (ICEfor its acronym in English) is arrested people who are presented to migratory quotes, not only here in New York, but everywhere, and I’m not sure what the reasons are, ”added the congressman Jerry Nadler, who was also part of the protest.
“What we are seeing is that ICE is trying to catch people, asking that cases be able to be able to be able to be able arrest them immediately later in court. It is incredibly shocking That this happens, they just want to stop them and deport them quickly, ”added Murad Awawdeh, of the New York Immigration Coalition.
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Subsequently, during the morning of May 29, the New York Police announced that at least 20 people were arrested during the protest in the Immigration Court in Varick. These arrests occur a week after federal immigration authorities stopped a student Venezuelan 20 years.
According to the New York Legal Assistance Group, the Venezuelan student was arrested within the Varick Immigration Court on Wednesday, May 21, after his case was dismissed And a masked man – presumably an ICE agent dressed in civil– Check your documents before handcuff.
Critics of the Trump administration cite the first amendment of the Constitution of the United States, ratified in 1791, which protects five fundamental rights in that country: freedom of religion, freedom of expressionfreedom of the press, the right to meet peaceably and right to request the government. Therefore, the protest It is considered a human right in the US.
“The Constitution protects the right of citizens to express their ideas and opinions freely, even if they are criticism. In addition, it also protects the right to congregate to express opinions or protest peacefully. There was no reason for the police to launch pepper gas”, Said the New York Migration Coalition.