Dream Act Protesters Arrested

SAN ANTONIO -- More than a dozen protesters were arrested Monday night at the local offices of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson following a six-hour sit-in protest.

(Video on website)

The protesters were hoping to speak with Hutchinson to get her to support the Dream Act, which would grant some illegal immigrants permanent resident status if they meet certain criteria.

Their act of civil disobedience ended without a talk. Police said the protesters arrived at 3 p.m. and formed a human chain inside the office while others formed a blockage towards the doorway to the office.

Just after 9 p.m., the first protesters were led away in handcuffs. Eight students were taken out minutes later.

The students were part of a group of 14 that started a hunger strike 20 days ago as a show of support for the Dream Act.

Police said protesters will face charges of criminal trespassing. Other supporters planned to hold a candlelight vigil late Monday night at the Magistrates Office for those arrested.

KSAT-12 received a statement from Hutchison's office.

Her staff attempted to close the San Antonio field office at the normal time and student protesters refused to leave.

Staff asked security to escort the students from the office and requested no arrests be made.

The students continued to resist and that resulted in their arrest.

The statement said Hutchison appreciated these students' passion for their cause, but hoped they can find safer and more peaceful ways to voice their opinions.

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Staff does not want them to be arrested. This is a hint folks. She may even vote Yay now.

Or it could be political bullshit. She just doesn't want to anger Latinos.

Not a hint just politics again. It would look bad if she had them arrested. "She may vote yay" but I think she is very far right.

rofl@you DA User. No politician right in their mind is going say "ARREST THESE ILLEGALS!@!ONE!11ONE"

Sometimes, I think you're a really really smart US-Citizen troll who just wants to plant hopes onto us to make us feel worse when DA fails.

Like txdream said.

All we need is a Yay from her.

We only need a YAY for cloture vote. I don't even need her to vote for final passage. We have more than 50 votes for final passage.

Very brave of them to protest inside the building and I support their cause but why don't they just schedule an appointment with her?

Yes DA User is definitely a plant. He is like one of the early settlers who gave the natives cheap brandy and let them party their asses off and then stole their land the next day.

Hey you know what you are not helping. Seriously DA USER cut it out.