MSNBC: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Opposing the Detention of Mahmoud Khalil Storm Trump Tower in NYC

JANSING There s more ░░░░░░░░ news this time in ░░░░░░░░ York The NYPD has ░░░░░░░░ its third bus full ░░░░░░░░ protesters who are participating ░░░░░░░░ a massive sit in ░░░░░░░░ Trump Tower All this ░░░░░░░░ the arrest of Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ and green card holder ░░░░░░░░ Khalil NBC s Yasmin ░░░░░░░░ is there on the ░░░░░░░░ for us What are ░░░░░░░░ seeing Yasmin VOSSOUGHIAN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ it seems as if ░░░░░░░░ protest Chris now is ░░░░░░░░ up a bit And ░░░░░░░░ say that because there ░░░░░░░░ numerous arrests that happened ░░░░░░░░ the scene here outside ░░░░░░░░ Trump Tower As you ░░░░░░░░ this was a protest ░░░░░░░░ an activist group called ░░░░░░░░ Voices for Peace They ░░░░░░░░ protesting the ongoing detention ░░░░░░░░ Mahmoud Khalil We know ░░░░░░░░ to be the grad ░░░░░░░░ at Columbia University who ░░░░░░░░ organize those pro Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ the ongoing pro Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ that happened at Columbia ░░░░░░░░ on the campus there ░░░░░░░░ has an 8 month ░░░░░░░░ wife at home He ░░░░░░░░ been sent to Louisiana ░░░░░░░░ a detention center there ░░░░░░░░ lawyer saying outside a ░░░░░░░░ just yesterday that he ░░░░░░░░ been unable to speak ░░░░░░░░ his client so far ░░░░░░░░ his detention We ve ░░░░░░░░ heard from President Trump ░░░░░░░░ well who says these ░░░░░░░░ will be ongoing I ░░░░░░░░ been speaking to folks ░░░░░░░░ the Columbia University as ░░░░░░░░ Chris and I will ░░░░░░░░ there are people that ░░░░░░░░ worried about these potential ░░░░░░░░ that are happening there ░░░░░░░░ the campus seeing what ░░░░░░░░ happened to Mahmoud Khalil ░░░░░░░░ far As we saw ░░░░░░░░ behind me the group ░░░░░░░░ Jewish Voices for Peace ░░░░░░░░ plus people gathered here ░░░░░░░░ two hours or so ░░░░░░░░ NYPD coming and saying ░░░░░░░░ separate times they had ░░░░░░░░ come out of the ░░░░░░░░ of Trump Tower or ░░░░░░░░ they would face arrest ░░░░░░░░ fact that is exactly ░░░░░░░░ happened There was a ░░░░░░░░ bus that was brought ░░░░░░░░ along with an NYPD ░░░░░░░░ as well The NYPD ░░░░░░░░ was filled to the ░░░░░░░░ with protesters that were ░░░░░░░░ arrested along with a ░░░░░░░░ bus that was halfway ░░░░░░░░ as well We heard ░░░░░░░░ the NYPD just moments ░░░░░░░░ in a press conference ░░░░░░░░ just take a listen ░░░░░░░░ what they had to ░░░░░░░░ about these arrests and ░░░░░░░░ ll talk on the ░░░░░░░░ side Clip starts UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ 150 people entered Trump ░░░░░░░░ we made 98 arrests ░░░░░░░░ arrested are for trespassing ░░░░░░░░ governmental administration and resisting ░░░░░░░░ by virtue of us ░░░░░░░░ to carry some of ░░░░░░░░ people out of the ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends VOSSOUGHIAN And ░░░░░░░░ will say Chris Jewish ░░░░░░░░ for Pieces is a ░░░░░░░░ that we know well ░░░░░░░░ have had similar protests ░░░░░░░░ in Wall Street as ░░░░░░░░ So certainly this is ░░░░░░░░ developing story as they ░░░░░░░░ protesting the ongoing detention ░░░░░░░░ Mahmoud Khalil the Columbia ░░░░░░░░ student Chris JANSING Yasmin ░░░░░░░░ thank you for that.”