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| Woman climbs Statue of Liberty in apparent protest against Ice | |
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| Police are negotiating with a person who has climbed the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, in an apparent Fourth of July protest against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. | |
| At least six protesters were arrested at the monument earlier in the day, after hanging a banner from the pedestal emblazoned with a message about abolishing Ice, the US immigration enforcement agency. | |
| Visitors were being evacuated from Liberty Island on Wednesday afternoon. | |
| National Park Service spokesman Jerry Willis said park police were at the top of the base, advising the climber to go down. | |
| He said at least six other people were taken into custody on Wednesday after unfurling the banner at the statue, adding that federal regulations prohibit hanging banners from the monument. | |
| Unidentified climber scales the Statue of Liberty as part of an apparent protest against @ICEgov https://t.co/l9CtEdBYU8 pic.twitter.com/P1OdGXG5ck | |
| The large banner said “Abolish ICE”. ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is a division of the Department of Homeland Security whose officers arrest and deport unauthorized immigrants inside the US, among other duties. | The large banner said “Abolish ICE”. ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is a division of the Department of Homeland Security whose officers arrest and deport unauthorized immigrants inside the US, among other duties. |
| Activists with the group Rise and Resist say they hung the banner to protest US immigration policy. They oppose President Donald Trump’s administration and advocate ending deportations and family separations at the US-Mexico border. | Activists with the group Rise and Resist say they hung the banner to protest US immigration policy. They oppose President Donald Trump’s administration and advocate ending deportations and family separations at the US-Mexico border. |
| The climber is reported to be holding a Rise and Resist T-shirt, but the group said their action was not part of the the earlier protest. | |
| Rise and Resist planned a banner drop today at the Statue of Liberty. This action did not include the climber on the statue. Our action was completed earlier. While it was not part of our action, our first priority and concern is for the safety of the climber. | |
| US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said the president’s immigration policy is a step forward for public safety. | US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said the president’s immigration policy is a step forward for public safety. |
| The Statue of Liberty is located on a tiny island out in the New York Harbor, near the southern tip of Manhattan. The landmark has stood since the late 19th century as a welcoming symbol to immigrants arriving in the USA, who would typically sail past it before landing at the immigration processing center on adjacent Ellis Island. | |
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