Protester Who Confronted Kirstjen Nielsen at a Mexican Restaurant Works for the DOJ

One of the protesters who confronted the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at a Mexican restaurant on Monday was an employee of the Department of Justice, reports The Washington Examiner. Allison Hrabar, a paralegal specialist for the DOJ, was one of the protesters shouting “shame” at Nielsen to protest her involvement in the administration’s “zero-tolerance,” family-separating immigration policy.

The group of protesters were members of the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, including Hrabar. She defended her decision to protest despite her job in the government, stating that she was exercising her First Amendment Right off the clock. “It feels really good to confront people who are actually responsible, which is what we have a unique opportunity to do in D.C.,” she said. Hrabar also called for action across the nation:

A lot of people have been reaching out, either asking how we recognized her, or sending us places that they heard other people like to go. Downtown D.C. is crawling with bureaucrats. I’m sure this will continue to happen in Metro Center, if I happen to be nearby. But these people don’t just live in D.C. If you see these people in public, you should remind them that they shouldn’t have peace. We aren’t the only ones who can do this. Anyone who sees Kirstjen Nielsen at dinner, anyone who sees anyone who works at DHS and ICE at dinner can confront them like this, and that’s what we hope this will inspire people to do.