Day 1 of 40 Days Of Protests: More Than 40 Activists Arrested At Peaceful Civil Disobedience Rally | ThinkProgress

Day 1 of 40 Days Of Protests: More Than 40 Activists Arrested At Peaceful Civil Disobedience Rally | ThinkProgress: WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 40 immigration activists, labor union organizers, and faith leaders were arrested in two civil disobedience protests that took place on Capitol Hill on Thursday. The organizers held the event in response to House Republicans missing the August 1 deadline of producing an immigration reform bill. The event marks the beginning of national immigration rallies labeled “40 Days of Action” that will continue through the August recess when House representatives head back to their districts