Activists temporarily occupied Trump Tower to protest the arrest and deportation of illegal migrants.

Around 20 protesters sat on the ground floor of the New York skyscraper, protesting against ICE raids aimed at detaining illegal migrants. Such raids led to protests and violent clashes in California over the weekend.

Footage on social media showed the group holding signs including “defend the constitution” and “no job site raids” alongside pictures of recently deported migrants.

After refusing to move, they were quickly detained by police who used zip ties to restrain their hands before removing them from Trump Tower, once the primary residence of the president, and placing them into waiting NYPD vans.