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Anti-ICE Protesters Arrested After Seizing Trump Tower Lobby

Protesters demanding the return of migrants held in El Salvador's CECOT prison refused NYPD dispersal orders.

Protesters gather inside Trump Tower on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Barry Williams / New York Daily News)
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Overview

  • About two dozen protesters entered the Trump Tower lobby around 1 p.m., chanting 'Bring them back! Bring them home!'
  • NYPD officers issued multiple audio warnings, followed by the zip-tie handcuffing of 24 demonstrators for refusing to disperse
  • The crowd consisted largely of older activists calling for the release of deported migrants and U.S. citizens held at El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison
  • Authorities confirmed that no charges were immediately filed against the arrested protesters
  • The Trump Tower demonstration is the latest in a wave of nationwide protests against President Trump's immigration policies, coming after February's 'Day Without Immigrants' strike and recent ICE raids in Los Angeles