Dubbed the #JewsAgainstICE protest, the demonstration was organized by a coalition of Jewish groups seeking to mark Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning and fasting to commemorate atrocities carried out against Jewish people throughout history, by calling attention to the plight of immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees.
According to rights group Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ), the New York Police Department took more than 40 protesters into custody, taking a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus out of service to transport demonstrators to a booking station.
“Learn from history,” one sign shared on social media read. “Never again is now,” another warned.
The protest came alongside another demonstration in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, where more than 250 protesters representing Jewish groups rallied against ICE on Sunday.
Meanwhile, hundreds more were estimated to have protested in more than 60 locations, including at rallies in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Boston, with a string of groups helping organize the rallies, including Never Again Action, Romemu and others.
