Jessica Stewart, of Bass Harbor, is handcuffed in front of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in South Portland on Thursday. She was participating in a National Day of Action to protest as cruel and immoral the Trump administration’s policy of separating parents and children at the border. She was issued a misdemeanor citation for failure to obey a lawful order.
The Rev. Jodi Cohen Hayashida of the First Universalist Church of Auburn talks to a crowd of people gathered outside U.S. Customs and Border Protection building in South Portland.
The protest was organized by Mainers for Accountable Leadership and the Maine Poor People's Campaign.
People hold signs while listening to the Rev. Jodi Cohen Hayashida speak during a rally at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in South Portland on Thursday. They were protesting the separation of children and parents at the border.
Mary DeRose, of South Portland, is one of the activists and religious leaders who staged an event protesting the "zero tolerance" policies of the Trump[ administration that have resulted in about 650 children being separated from their families at the U.S. border during a two-week period in May.
Protesters are confronted by Homeland Security officers and South Portland police officers as they approach the Homeland Security office building.
Cecelia Corey, of Clinton, holds a sign as she is cited by Homeland Security. If I didn't do anything, "I wasn't sure I could look at myself in the mirror anymore," said Corey, who was cited for failure to obey a lawful order when she was asked to move off the property and refused. "I am going to keep on being disobedient until things change."
Jessica Stewart, of Bass Harbor, is handcuffed, but was not arrested. She was issued a misdemeanor citation for failure to obey a lawful order.
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