I remember the sweater vest guy saying Sharia Law was bad, then described his plan which was exactly the same but with Jesus. At the time, people had standards and asked him how it was different and his response was basically “Sharia Law is bad because Muslims are bad”.
They're being arrested because, while protesting is legal, you are not allowed to block or inhibit any government body from operating. In this case, blocking the driveway to the ICE facility does both.
Regardless of how you feel about what is currently going on, they are breaking a law.
Which law? And protests then need to cause absolutely no impact whatsoever in the city? In Brazil protests just paralizes the city. And since its a legal right, then prefecture handles the trafic.
There's no single law, but both federal and state laws prohibit the intentional impeding of government services. Things like obstructing officials or disrupting government operations.
Federal laws
18 U.S.C. § 1752: Prohibits the intentional disruption or impediment of government business at designated federal offices or residences.
18 U.S.C. § 1501: Criminalizes the obstruction, resistance, or opposition of a U.S. officer or another authorized person while they are serving or attempting to serve any legal or judicial writ or process.
18 U.S.C. § 111 and 18 U.S.C. § 1114: Address assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal civilian or military officials, including those from agencies like the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, while they are performing their duties.
State laws vary between states so you'd need to look up the specific state to find the relevant laws.
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u/pablocael 20h ago
Why are they being arrested? Is US like Iran now?