国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Trumps plan to end young immigrants protection program reignites hot debate_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Trumps plan to end young immigrants protection program reignites hot debate

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- Dozens of people were handcuffed and removed by police during a rally Tuesday outside Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to scrap a program shielding from deportation immigrants who came to the country illegally as children.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of Trump Tower at about 11 a.m. on Tuesday, chanting "undocumented, unafraid," "We are human beings, our dreams are all equal, protect dignity and all of our people!"

At least 34 of the protesters who sat down in the middle of Fifth Avenue and briefly blocked traffic were taken away in handcuffs by the police.

Images and videos of the rally were widely circulated on social media. Many of the netizens expressed their support and sympathy for the protesters.

"... #DACA recipients risk arrest outside Trump Tower. @NationalNurses stands with Dreamers! #TuesdayThoughts," tweeted RoseAnn DeMoro with a short video showing protesters held hands and sat down on the Fifth Avenue.

The protests came shortly after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the administration would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program with a six-month delay.

The DACA beneficiaries were known as Dreamers in the United States.

The DACA, which was passed under the Obama administration in 2017, grants temporary residency and work privileges to those who entered the country before their 16th birthday.