Thirteen protesters demanding removal of the Christopher Columbus statue from the rotunda at California's Capitol were arrested Monday, authorities say. The protesters were members of the California Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, according to the group's Twitter page.

The group was given a permit to assemble near the west steps of the Capitol, according to a California Highway Patrol press release. The permit, which was valid from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., did not allow the group to protest or assemble inside the Capitol. At about 1:50 p.m., the CHP said, protesters went inside the Capitol.