Dallas-area Imam Omar Suleiman was among several prominent Muslim and Jewish activists arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Monday while demanding protection for young immigrant Dreamers.

The activists were released after about five hours, Suleiman said on social media.

"I'm proud of the leaders who came out yesterday to join," he wrote Tuesday on Facebook. "It was an honor to be arrested with you! I pray that millions are inspired by your leadership."

Others arrested included Women’s March co-chair Linda Sarsour; Stosh Cotler and Jason Kimelman-Block of the Jewish action group Bend the Arc; and Dawud Walid, Zahra Billoo and Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

More than a dozen Muslim activists had united Monday in support of legislation to protect unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. The group participated in civil disobedience outside the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Suleiman is president of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and an adjunct professor of Islamic Studies at Southern Methodist University. In his Facebook

morning, Suleiman encouraged supporters to keep protesting and urged officials to take action on immigration reform.

“Hundreds of thousands of families are being ripped apart and we need to come to a permanent solution for them,” Suleiman said in the post. “Until we do, we must keep the pressure up on this racist regime. Paul Ryan's staff didn't have the decency to even open the door yesterday. The dreamers live in fear daily for no wrongdoing of their own while these politicians treat them like a chess piece.”

President Donald Trump announced in 2017 that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program would be phased out, giving Congress a March 5 deadline to come up with an alternative. No such legislation has moved forward, leading to rallies and protests across the nation Monday night.

The North Texas Dream Team held a rally for a "clean DREAM act" Monday night at Dallas City Hall. More than 100 people gathered to support the demonstration, including a large showing from local Catholic churches. The Dallas area has the third highest concentration of DACA recipients in the nation.

Suleiman will speak about the issue at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Valley Ranch Islamic Center in Irving. The talk will be streamed via Facebook Live on Suleiman's page.