Eric Garner’s mother arrested in Trump Tower protest

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The mother of Eric Garner, a man who died while in police custody in 2014, was one of 11 people arrested for civil disobedience following a protest on Tuesday evening in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan.

Gwen Carr and 10 others were taken into police custody out of an estimated 30 people who attended a National Action Network protest with New York lawmakers outside the residence of first lady Melania Trump.

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