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The demonstrators
who sat in front of the elevators and chanted "no ban, no raids,
no wall!" led security forces to close public accesses to the
president's signature property, a commercial and residential
skyscraper where first lady Melania Trump and son Barron Trump
stay while the president is in Washington.
As heavily armed police wearing ballistic vests stood guard
blocking the entrances, other officers carried the protesters to
police vans.
The building in the heart of the Fifth Avenue shopping district
was also home to Trump's campaign and has been his primary
residence for years. The lobby is open to the public, though
security was tightened as the 2016 campaign progressed and he
was elected president.
Charges were pending, a police said in a statement.
The demonstrators wore T-shirts with slogans such as "No wall,"
in reference to Trump's proposal to build a wall on the southern
border with Mexico, and "No raids," referring to U.S. arrests of
suspected undocumented immigrants.
"No ban" refers to Trump's executive orders seeking to restrict
immigration from several Muslim-majority countries.
(Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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