The woman who climbed up on the Statue of Liberty and sat on the monument’s base is in detention, police say.
Tourists were evacuated from Liberty Island in New York Harbour on Wednesday during a three-hour stand-off with local and federal authorities.
She has been named by US media as Therese Okoumou, a 44-year-old immigrant from DR Congo.
Ms Okoumou was reportedly protesting against President Trump’s zero-tolerance policy on immigration.
Earlier, several people were arrested after holding a protest at the statue.
Members of the activist group Rise and Resist had earlier unveiled an “Abolish Ice” banner on the statue’s pedestal, which refers to the government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency responsible for identifying and removing undocumented immigrants throughout the United States.
National Park Service police and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) were later called to the scene shortly after reports of an individual climbing the monument.
One eyewitness, Eric Kwasi Oppongto, posted a short video of the incident on Twitter which he said involved an individual with a T-shirt emblazoned with “Trump care makes me sick” and “Rise and Resist”.
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