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Pro-Independence Puerto Rico Activists Arrested for Capitol Protest

HeadlineMay 08, 2009

In Washington, DC, six Puerto Rican activists were arrested Wednesday for staging a pro-independence demonstration inside the House. The group held up signs in the visitors’ area overlooking the House floor.

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