Independence Day Madness! Woman Was Spotted Scaling The Statue Of Liberty After A Banner Reading ‘Abolish ICE’ Was Unfurled At Its Base (Video)
A woman partially climbed up the Statue of Liberty on Wednesday, prompting authorities to evacuated Liberty Island.
WNBC reported that the woman was seen scaling the statue after an “Abolish ICE” banner was unfurled below the statue.
United States Park Police public information officer Sgt. Dave Somma told WABC Liberty Island was evacuated as a precaution and that the woman made it to the midsection of the statue.
According to live video from WABC, the woman is sitting at the base of the statue, occasionally moving and waving a T-shirt. WNB reported that the shirt read “rise and resist,” which is the name of a non-profit activism organization.
WNBC reported that there was an “Abolish ICE” protest earlier in the day. United States Park Police arrested seven people from that rally. The banner and protest was organized by Rise and Resist NYC.
“Rise and Resist was at the Statue of Liberty demanding Trump and the GOP #AbolishICE, reunite families now, halt deportations, and end detention as a deterrent,” the group said in a Facebook post Wednesday.
The group has denied any connection to the climber.
“The climber on the Statue of Liberty has no connection to our #abolishice action earlier today,” the group said on Twitter.
Some law Enforcement officials were seen preparing to climb up to the base of the statue and confront the woman, while the NYPD began building a rope rescue system.
A source told the broadcaster the system is being constructed because officers do not believe she’ll come down of her own volition.
Video below:
This is just insane these people don’t have patriotic feelings for our country!
And those ICE protesters were there accidentally at the same time!
I don’t believe them they are all crazy and all of them should answer for this unpatriotic action!
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