Omar’s staff confirmed her arrest on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier in the day, Omar’s office said the congresswoman would participate in an event at the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Omar was expected to attend the event along with other lawmakers, including the following Democrats:
Representative Jackie Speier (D-California) Representative Cori Bush (D-Missouri) Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-New York) Representative Sara Jacobs (D-California) Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pennsylvania)
There is no word on whether all the lawmakers who participated in the event were arrested.
While U.S. Capitol Police have not released the names, they say a total of 34 people — including 16 members of Congress — were arrested for blocking First Street Northeast.
Police said it was against the law to block traffic and added that they issued three formal warnings before arresting some of the protesters who refused to leave the road.
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