Immigration activists in the offices of GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions
Immigration activists are presently staging protests in 35-plus "Hardline Republican" congressional offices on the Hill, according to a press release from the Alliance for Citizenship. From the release:
Immigrant activists and allies call on Congress to stop the attacks and come up with a real solution for our broken immigration system
Since Republicans took charge of both the House and Senate, their only attempt to govern has been to hold multiple votes attacking immigrant families and to repeal the President’s immigration action.
Right now, hundreds of activists are protesting inside the Capitol Hill offices of Republican 2016 hopefuls, leadership, and outspoken anti-immigrant leaders.
"Republicans have engaged in ceaseless attacks on hardworking immigrant families,” said CASA de Maryland President Gustavo Torres. “When our children vote in 2016 they will not forget the party that sought to destroy their parents."
The action is unfolding on Twitter and Facebook under the hashtag #GOPMoveOver. In at least some of the cases, the activists appear to be demanding to meet with congressional members before they leave. They are also chanting—so not necessarily a traditional sit-in, in that sense.
This story is still developing.
Head below the fold for a list of the offices mentioned in the press release.
Here's a list of the offices mentioned in the press release:
Sen. Mark Kirk
Sen. Rand Paul
Rep. Lou Barletta
Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Rep. Barbara Comstock
Rep. David Brat
Rep. Martha Roby
Rep. Ted Yoho
Speaker John Boehner
Rep. Scott Perry
Rep. Raul Labrador
Rep. Andy Harris
Rep. Greg Walden
Rep. Steve King
Rep. Louie Gohmert
Rep. Bob Goodlatte
Rep. Steve Scalise
Rep. Lamar Smith
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner
Sen. Marco Rubio
Rep. Rob Wittman
Sen. Kelly Ayotte
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sen. Jeff Sessions
Sen. Rob Portman
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sen. Mike Lee
Sen. Ron Johnson
Sen. John Cornyn
Rep. Michael McCaul
Rep. Trey Gowdy
Rep. John Carter
Sen. John Hoeven
Sen. John Thune
Sen. Roger Wicker
Sen. Ted Cruz
