Two hours of panic at the Statue of Liberty – AIM Digital

An unusual situation occurred in New York. A woman climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty and spent about two hours walking at the foot of the iconic monument. As can be seen in the local media transmission, the woman walked several times from end to end the base of the statue and sat resting on the sheets of the emblematic figure, about ten meters from the ground.

Members of the security forces tried to persuade her to leave. They even placed a ladder to get there and negotiate. Eventually, members of the rescue team reached the woman and reduced her. Then they put a harness to lower it safely.

Although in the beginning it was said that it was a protest against the Donald Trump government's immigration policies, this version did not could be confirmed for the moment. A few minutes before the woman reached the monument, members of a group called "Rise and Resist" posted a banner with the caption "abolish ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service)."

According to new York media, seven people were arrested. The Department of Immigration and Customs is the US Immigration Police. It is an agency that operates within the Ministry of National Security and which aims to identify and deport undocumented aliens.

It is precisely his agents who have separated from their underage parents who are illegally entering the country and who have played in several videos so virulent and scandalous in which they use tactical controversies to stop and interrogate the alleged undocumented.

Even the detention centers of the CIE were at the center of the storm and were criticized by the Inspector General of National Security for allegations of badual abuse and abuse against detainees . However, this group badured that the woman was not related to their protest.

For security reasons, the authorities decided to evacuate by ferry all visitors who were on the island of Liberty. In addition, helicopters flew over the site.