Eight Members of Congress Arrested During D.C. Immigration Rally Oct. 8, 2013 5:17pm Oliver Darcy 340 8.3K 11 7 219 Related: Politics, Video Eight members of Congress were arrested during a Tuesday immigration rally on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall. Several House Democrats sat in the middle of Independence Avenue and blocked rush hour traffic, according to the Star Tribune. The representatives, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rep. Al Green (D-TX), Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Rep. Jan Schawkowsky (D-IL) and Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), were then arrested by U.S. Capitol Police, spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider confirmed to TheBlaze. The congressmen were charged with “crowding, obstructing, and incommoding” under D.C. Code 22-1307 and will be processed by the U.S. Capitol Police at 67 K Street, SW. Tuesday’s rally was organized by a group called Camino Americano and was aimed at urging Congress to pass immigration reform allowing individuals who are illegally in the U.S. to apply for citizenship. The demonstration took place on the “legally closed” National Mall, but was allowed by the National Parks Service because it was considered a rally guarded by the First Amendment. Here is a video of the arrests, posted to Rangel’s official Twitter account: Photos of the arrests: Follow Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) on Twitter Carousel image via AP – Other must read stories: Update: NPR Ditches Opera Show Over Host's Involvement With Occupy D.C. Do D.C. Police License Plate Readers Lead to a 'Surveillance Society'? 'Polite Robber' Arrested for Weekend Stick-Up The Conservative Plan for Immigration Reform (op-ed) Groupon acquires last-minute travel app rival Blink (smartplanet.com)

Eight Members of Congress Arrested During D.C. Immigration Rally

Oct. 8, 2013 5:17pm Oliver Darcy

Eight members of Congress were arrested during a Tuesday immigration rally on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall.

Several House Democrats sat in the middle of Independence Avenue and blocked rush hour traffic, according to the Star Tribune.

The representatives, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rep. Al Green (D-TX), Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Rep. Jan Schawkowsky (D-IL) and Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), were then arrested by U.S. Capitol Police, spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider confirmed to TheBlaze.

The congressmen were charged with “crowding, obstructing, and incommoding” under D.C. Code 22-1307 and will be processed by the U.S. Capitol Police at 67 K Street, SW.

Tuesday’s rally was organized by a group called Camino Americano and was aimed at urging Congress to pass immigration reform allowing individuals who are illegally in the U.S. to apply for citizenship. The demonstration took place on the “legally closed” National Mall, but was allowed by the National Parks Service because it was considered a rally guarded by the First Amendment.

Here is a video of the arrests, posted to Rangel’s official Twitter account:

Photos of the arrests:

Follow Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) on Twitter

Carousel image via AP

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