15 arrested during sit-in protest near Capitol

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Fifteen people were arrested on charges of obstructing the road just north of the Texas Capitol complex, Wednesday.
Department of Public Safety troopers arrested the protesters, who hope to gain “permanent protection, dignity and respect for all 11 million undocumented immigrants,” according to a press release by the group, Movimiento Cosecha.
Austin police assisted DPS in taking those arrested to jail. Troopers say they made repeated requests for the group