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Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, an Illinois Democrat known for his outspoken opposition to any form of immigration law enforcement, was arrested along with 30 protesters on Tuesday after an anti-Trump rally outside the White House became disruptive.

According to The Hill, Gutiérrez was part of a rally, marking the fifth anniversary of President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals legislation, which was taking place in Lafayette Square just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the presidential mansion. However, he and about 30 others were arrested by the U.S. Park Police after sitting down on the White House sidewalk, The Hill reported.

Before his arrest, Gutiérrez said that he was objecting to the fact that DACA benefits were being taken away by the Trump administration “for no good reason.”

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“The same values that I inculcated in my daughters, that my wife and I raised them, (Dreamers) are an example and exemplify them. Their dreams are just like my kids’ dreams,” the congressman said.

The protest also came amid a legal threat by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to sue the federal government if the Trump administration didn’t rescind DACA by Sept. 5. As Red State points out, the Trump administration hasn’t shown much desire to move toward stopping DACA, a program under which 800,000 individuals who arrived in this country illegally in early childhood are protected from deportation.

Another point of contention for protesters is a program called Temporary Protected Status, which allows citizens of countries affected by natural disasters to seek refuge in the United States. According to The Hill, the Trump administration has indicated it might be willing to end TPS for citizens of some nations, particularly El Salvador and Haiti.

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You may not be surprised to learn that this isn’t Gutiérrez’s first rodeo when it comes to being arrested at protests. He was arrested in 2010 and 2011 outside the White House for similar actions, and was led away in handcuffs earlier this year when he refused to leave a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Chicago.

H/T RedFlag News

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