{"id":2413084,"date":"2025-03-13T17:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T21:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-police-move-in-as-agitators-refuse-order-to-leave-trump-tower\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T21:29:59","slug":"watch-police-move-in-as-agitators-refuse-order-to-leave-trump-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-police-move-in-as-agitators-refuse-order-to-leave-trump-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Police Move in as Agitators Refuse Order to Leave Trump Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-police-move-in-as-agitators-refuse-order-to-leave-trump-tower%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2413084&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Protesters took over a portion of New York City&rsquo;s iconic Trump Tower on Thursday to demand freedom for Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of pro-Hamas and anti-Semitic protests at Columbia University last year.<\/p>\n<p>Khalil was arrested Saturday in New York City by federal immigration officials who are seeking to deport him.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, a group of about 100 people belonging to the pro-Palestinian group Jewish Voice for Peace flooded the area occupied by the Trump Grill restaurant, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/13\/us-news\/protesters-flood-nycs-trump-tower-to-demand-mahmoud-khalils-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NOW: NYPD is warning protesters to leave the building or face arrest. The large group continues to occupy Trump Tower. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z1mX5x2CQD\">pic.twitter.com\/Z1mX5x2CQD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oliya Scootercaster &#128756; (@ScooterCasterNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScooterCasterNY\/status\/1900223154066244004?\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 1); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You are occupying these premises unlawfully and without permission,&rdquo; an NYPD officer warned after arriving on the scene. &ldquo;I am ordering you to leave these premises now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>NYPD moved in at about 12:30 p.m. and in about 30 minutes cleared the scene of protests.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters toted signs demanding, &ldquo;Fight Nazis not students,&rdquo; &ldquo;No Muslim Ban Ever,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Jews for Palestinian Freedom.&rdquo; Some chanted, &ldquo;Free Mahmoud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NOW: Numerous arrests are being made at Trump Tower as Pro-Palestine protesters refuse to leave the atrium. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KmFB5SDNR9\">pic.twitter.com\/KmFB5SDNR9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oliya Scootercaster &#128756; (@ScooterCasterNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScooterCasterNY\/status\/1900227244930236559?\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/green-card-holding-palestinian-trumps-deporting-gets-even-worse-news-justice-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Khalil<\/a> is in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Louisiana. Although his green card was revoked, U.S. District Court Judge Jesse Furman has blocked deporting Khalil until a hearing takes place, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/us\/mahmoud-khalil-trump-columbia-university\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Department of Justice attorneys said they plan to move hearings on Khalil to either New Jersey, where he was arrested, or Louisiana.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NYC: Police CARRY one protester up the escalator at Trump Tower as they clear the lobby of the group, Jewish Voices for Peace, who occupied the building lobby chanting &ldquo;Free Mahmoud Khalil&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WUbDzgnPfw\">pic.twitter.com\/WUbDzgnPfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oliya Scootercaster &#128756; (@ScooterCasterNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScooterCasterNY\/status\/1900231654775336962?\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/> On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Khalil organized &ldquo;group protests that not only disrupted college campus classes and harassed Jewish-American students and made them feel unsafe on their own college campus, but also distributed pro-Hamas propaganda, flyers with the logo of Hamas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-vows-invoke-1798-law-handle-illegals-part-largest-deportation-operation-us-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> wrote that Khalil got what he deserved by being arrested.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Following my previously signed Executive Orders, ICE proudly apprehended and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Radical Foreign Pro-Hamas Student on the campus of Columbia University,&rdquo; Trump wrote in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114139222625284782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the first arrest of many to come. We know there are more students at Columbia and other Universities across the Country who have engaged in pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity, and the Trump Administration will not tolerate it,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many are not students, they are paid agitators. We will find, apprehend, and deport these terrorist sympathizers from our country &mdash; never to return again. If you support terrorism, including the slaughtering of innocent men, women, and children, your presence is contrary to our national and foreign policy interests, and you are not welcome here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During a visit Wednesday to Albany, border czar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/homan-vows-give-hochul-last-thing-wants-ny-sanctuary-policies-dont-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Homan<\/a> said Khalil is a &ldquo;national security threat,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/nyc-dems-go-after-trumps-border-czar-in-albany-over-mahmoud-khalil-arrest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gothamist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Coming to this country either on a visa or becoming a resident alien here is a great privilege, but there are rules associated with that,&rdquo; Homan said. &ldquo;You might even be able to get away with that stuff in the last administration, but you won&rsquo;t in this administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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