An immigrant woman who scaled up the stone pedestal of the iconic Statue of liberty to protest President Donald Trump’s controversial “zero tolerance” immigration policy has been arrested after a three hour-long standoff with the police amid US’ Independence Day celebrations.
The 44-year-old woman identified as Therese Patricia Okoumou, an immigrant from Democratic Republic of the Congo staged the dramatic protest against Trump’s tough immigration policy that has separated nearly 2,000 children from their parents and guardians and placed into holding facilities between April 19 and May 31 of this year.
The controversial decision however has been reversed by President Trump through an executive order following widespread protests against the move.
At first authorities tried to talk the woman down but she refused to leave.