A group of 19 protesters, including several Rabbis, are in police custody after protesting the recent travel ban near the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Columbus Circle, police say.
The protest was organized by the rabbinical liberal group T’ruah to demonstrate against President Trump’s ban, which restricts visitors from seven predominantly Islamic countries.
The group of about 200 Rabbis, former Rabbis, and pro-refugee Jewish protesters marched to the hotel at around 7 p.m.
A group of 19 protesters was arrested as they sat in a street obstructing traffic at around 9:30 p.m., cops said.
The 12 women and 7 men were charged with disorderly conduct.
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