Congresswoman Madeleine Dean was among a group of 17 Democratic members of the House of Representatives who were arrested earlier today during an abortion rights demonstration by the U.S. Capitol Police.

Dean (D-Montgomery) and the others were arrested after they failed to follow three warnings to stop blocking First Street NE near the Supreme Court.

Wearing specially made green bandanas with “Won’t Back Down,” they marched from the Capitol to the Court, which has been fenced off for weeks, since shortly after the leak of the draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Within two minutes of their arriving, police began ordering them to “cease and desist.” Instead, they sat on the street, and were one by one led off by officers as they chanted, “The people, united, will never be divided.”

Correction: We made a total of 35 arrests for Crowding, Obstructing or Incommoding (DC Code § 22–1307).

That arrest number includes 17 Members of Congress.

— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) July 19, 2022

The lawmakers are expected to be released and fined.

Among those arrested include:

• Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark of Massachusetts
• Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts
• Barbara Lee of California
• Jackie Speier of California
• Sara Jacobs of California
• Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
• Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey
• Andy Levin of Michigan
• Rashida Tlaib of Michigan
• Jan Schakowsky of Illinois
• Madeline Dean of Pennsylvania
• Cori Bush of Missouri
• Carolyn Maloney of New York
• Nydia Velazquez of New York
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
• Alma Adams of North Carolina