--- title: Donald Trump Protesters Arrested for Blocking Road description: Three protesters were arrested Saturday for blocking the road near a Donald Trump rally in Arizona. canonical: https://time.com/4265321/trump-protesters-arrested-arizona/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-19T19:30:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T16:03:12.165Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Protesters Arrested for Blocking Road og:description: Protesters parked vehicles sideways to block both lanes of traffic og:url: https://time.com/4265321/trump-protesters-arrested-arizona/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c804189987049bf/69888bbe196cf4ccd403ad38/rump-protester.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Anti-Trump Rally Held In New York City og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Protesters Arrested for Blocking Road twitter:description: Protesters parked vehicles sideways to block both lanes of traffic twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c804189987049bf/69888bbe196cf4ccd403ad38/rump-protester.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Protesters Arrested in Arizona for Blocking Road  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Mar 19, 2016 7:30 PM CUT  NYPD officers arrest a protester while they take part in a demonstrations against Donald Trump, in New York City, on March 19, 2016. NYPD officers arrest a protester while they take part in a demonstrations against Donald Trump, in New York City, on March 19, 2016.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez—Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Mar 19, 2016 7:30 PM CUT Three protesters were arrested Saturday for [blocking the road](http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/19/politics/donald-trump-arizona-joe-arpaio/index.html "undefined") near a Donald Trump rally in Arizona. [According to CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/19/politics/donald-trump-arizona-joe-arpaio/index.html "undefined"), dozens of protesters parked vehicles sideways to block both lanes of traffic on the main roadway leading to Fountain Hills where Trump was set to hold his rally. Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joaquin Enriquez told the network that three protesters were arrested for blocking traffic and two cars were towed to open the road. Puente Arizona, a group that describes itself as a migrant justice organization, tweeted a video of protesters marching down the closed road before Trump’s event: > [](https://twitter.com/PuenteAZ/status/711252501903749120) Others tweeted images of the protesters and signs: > [](https://twitter.com/JonFeere/status/711245044339048448) > [](https://twitter.com/Dbirdy/status/711245074517139456) The arrests and roadblock come as clashes between protesters and supporters at Trump rallies have escalated. Those clashes have led to one Trump backer in North Carolina being [charged with assault](http://time.com/4253898/donald-trump-protester-north-carolina-rally-punched/ "undefined") for punching a protester, the cancellation of a Trump rally in Chicago over [safety concerns](http://time.com/4256550/donald-trump-blames-thugs-cancelled-chicago-rally/ "undefined"), and the head of the Republican Party [condemning the violence](http://time.com/4256731/donald-trump-chicago-violence-reince-priebus/ "undefined"). 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