Nearly 600 people arrested in the occupation of the US Senate building against Trump immigration policy | World

Protesters, mostly white women, sat on the marble floor of the Senate and were wrapped in silver blankets, similar to those given to immigrant children separated from their families by police officers. American immigration.

Their slogans "speak loudly, let's talk, immigrants are welcome here" echoed in the building, attracting Senate officials to the upper mezzanine, where they attended the demonstration.

The Capitol police warned the protesters that they would be arrested if they did not leave the building. Shortly after, activists lined up against a wall in small groups and the police confiscated their blankets and plates.

Capitol police officers in Washington arrest protesters protesting the separation of immigrant families on Thursday (Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst) It took about 90 minutes to the p olice to stop them and end the protest. MP Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat, sat down with the protesters and was also arrested.

In a statement, the Capitol Police said that 575 people had been charged with unlawful demonstrations and that they would be prosecuted on the spot and released. They said that people who were accused and fined could pay 24 hours after their arrest, but it was unclear who was fined and how much.

Senators Mazie Hirono, Tammy Duckworth, Kirsten Gillibrand and Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats who criticized Trump's immigration policies, went through the police and talked to some women. Gillibrand held up a sign that said, "Stop stopping now. Protesters protest against separation of immigrant families on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday (28) (Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst) Washington on Thursday (28) (photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst) "src =" data: image / jpeg; base64, / 9j / 4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD / 2wBDAAMCAgMCAgMDAwMEAwMEBQgFBQQEBQoHBwYIDAoMDAsKCwsNDhIQDQ4RDgsLEBYQERMUFRUVDA8XGBYUGBIUFRT / 2wBDAQMEBAUEBQkFBQkUDQsNFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBT / wgARCAAQABkDASIAAhEBAxEB / 8QAFgABAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABQQB / 8QAFwEAAwEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEDBP / aAAwDAQACEAMQAAABIHaFjrxyScf / xAAbEAACAwADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAwABBBITFP / aAAgBAQABBQJqbrNleJlbg9fDLBzXuarKLkjQhfW2f / / EABYRAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACMf / aAAgBAwEBPwGmP // EABURAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAx / 9oACAECAQE / bin / xAAlEAACAAUCBgMAAAAAAAAAAAABAgADERIhIjEEM1GRofBBccH / 2gAIAQEABj8CIN6CnMux6IXhXZ5MszLLWzppiEFkxnl0ZQRkjOY5kvvFVwsnqdydu35AoFDBtbAfHUA + 5hUlo wZUpV18fZ2jbzH / xAAfEAEAAgICAgMAAAAAAAAAAAABESEAMUFhUZHR8PH / 2gAIAQEAAT8hTFcU6Drp5vBEkgnigdX7jvHTTQyZkOHlj6 / ksKMIuuJCoblLdgMdbJVLXaSTQ7xtTB7UUZZsl45rOx7fOf / aAAwDAQACAAMAAAAQAY xAAYEQEAAwEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABABFBIf // / // aAAgBAwEBPxAZiynkan xAAZEQEBAAMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABEQAhMZH / 2gAIAQIBAT8Q2EGM6dPbhAkuf / / EABwQAQEBAAIDAQAAAAAAAAAAAAERIQAxUXHB8P / aAAgBAQABPxB G3JEDX5RX0DcC9Qf4QMTq0GoFPBKyPt0HcLnXGPZx + 8 + clkk1VFAANGCFCo34CcJoLMkAuClSfRn0kYhSljQIeSv / 9k = "/> <img clbad =" content-media__image picture "itemprop =" contentURL "alt =" Demonstrators protest against the separation of families & # 39; immigrants on Capitol Hill (Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst) Protesters protest the separation of immigrant families on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday (28) Jonathan Ernst) "data-src =" https://s2.glbimg.com/ qVw2ZPFn4nkATsG-s7V4vccFtoA = / 0x0: 1700×1065 / 1008×0 / smart / filters: strip_icc () / i.s3.glbimg.com/v1/AUTH_59edd422c0c84a879bd37670ae4f538a/ internal_photos / bs / 2018 / Q / S / UGnHWUT42LBzz1vSqWnw / 2018-06-28t21151 Protesters protest against the separation of immigrant families on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday (28) (Photo: Reuters / Getty Images) Jonathan March)