Transgender Rights Protestors Arrested After Closing 16th and K Streets NW

Six transgender rights protestors were arrested today after shutting down the intersection of 16th and K Streets.

The demonstrators were chanting slogans and carrying signs in English and Spanish to protest the deportation of trans people in the U.S.

Scene from the @UNITEDWEDREAM protest at 16th and K streets NW pic.twitter.com/qqTkYjAFc5

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The protest was organized by United We Dream, an organization that advocates “for the dignity and fair treatment of immigrant youth and families, regardless of immigration status.”

Police cleared the intersection of K and 16th Streets around 4:26 p.m.