Four people protesting President Trump’s immigration policies staged a sit-down protest and briefly blocked the Thanksgiving Day Parade route before cops removed them Thursday.

The protesters are young people who came into the country undocumented, but were allowed to stay, according to the Seed Project.

President Trump ordered the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in September. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in October announced the program would be canceled in March.

Congress is now considering the measure and debating whether it should be included in a pending budget bill.


"We want permanent protection for undocumented youth, and more focus on the fact that all undocumented youth are suffering, whether they're DACA or not,” said Piash Ahamed, 26, a college student from Woodbridge, N.J.

The protesters, dressed in red T-shirts, sat down in the middle of the road on Central Park West at 70th St. and were soon ushered off by police. They were not arrested, spokesman Roberto Juarez said.

Barbara Hernandez, a 25-year-old early childhood teacher, came all the way from California to participate.

"It was scary at the beginning. I was scared of being arrested, I was scared of losing my job,” Hernandez said. “But once there, I felt empowered, having them with me, and knowing it wasn't just for me — it was for everyone, not just the Dreamers, but all 11 million."

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