Protesters blast audio of crying children outside Kirstjen Nielsen's house
Another day, another protest against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
Days after Nielsen, who recently spoke in defense of the Trump administration's immigration policies at a press briefing, was confronted by protesters while dining at a Mexican restaurant (of all places), angry members from immigrant rights groups gathered outside her D.C. townhouse to make some noise.
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According to Splinter, members of Casa In Action and Bend the Arc's advocacy group, Jewish Action, were some of the dozens of people who stood outside Neilsen's home on Friday morning, while she was reportedly inside.
Footage and photographs shared of the protest on social media show people holding signs that read "Child Snatcher" and "Immigrants Are #HereToStay." The group also played the audio recording of children in detention centers crying, and chanted things like, "how do you sleep at night?"
Protestors are outside of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s Alexandria townhouse, playing audio of the detained children. She appears to be still be home. pic.twitter.com/akIcxOcM3q
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 22, 2018
Protestors are chanting “NO JUSTICE NO SLEEP!” and “FREE THE KIDS!”
Neighbors are outside, looking out of windows pic.twitter.com/XUYQxjY5Ul— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 22, 2018
@CASAinAction @maddow and other advocates protest in front of Sec. Nielsen’s residence in Va. #wecaredoyou #FamiliesBelongTogther pic.twitter.com/u1HogJf8Jm
— CASA in Action (@CASAinAction) June 22, 2018
Pardon our typos. It's because it's raining here, outside Secretary Nielsen's house #FamiliesBelongTogether #moralemergency #FreeOurFuture pic.twitter.com/7w9UFY36QI
— JewishAction (@jewishaction) June 22, 2018
No human being is illegal. Secretary Nielsen doesn't understand that. She must resign right to. Freedom for families #moralemergency #FreeOurFuture pic.twitter.com/jkYpqi2XQI
— JewishAction (@jewishaction) June 22, 2018
Footage also captured Nielsen exiting her house and walking past protesters to get to her car as they chanted, "Shame!"
Though President Trump recently signed an executive order to keep families together at the border, as of right now there doesn't seem to be any plans to do away with the government's strict "zero-tolerance" immigration policy.
So until more information on plans to reunite the more than 2,000 migrant children who've been separated from their families is disclosed, Nielsen may not have seen the last of protesters.
[h/t: Splinter]