Protesters rallied outside Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerVideo of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Graham signals support for confirming a Supreme Court nominee this year Pelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg MORE's (D-N.Y.) New York City home on Tuesday after the top Democrat backed a deal to end the government shutdown a day earlier.

Demonstrators appeared at the Park Slope, Brooklyn, building to push the senator for a legislative solution for recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE ended last year.

The program provided a temporary reprieve from deportation, as well as work permission, to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, commonly called "Dreamers."

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Photos and videos of the protest showed demonstrators holding signs bearing slogans such as "DREAM Act now," a reference to proposed legislation that would enshrine DACA's protections into law.

Immigrant activists protest outside Sen. Schumer's home in Brooklyn https://t.co/GdS32G0VJF pic.twitter.com/BBUeuAOYmo — Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) January 23, 2018

Outside @SenSchumer’s building in Brooklyn: A Dream Act protest...”Schumer, escucha: Estamos en la lucha!” pic.twitter.com/97EJQv3Flw — Kate Brannen (@K8brannen) January 23, 2018

Lack Of DACA Prompts Protest Outside Schumer's Park Slope Home https://t.co/ULoraIoclq pic.twitter.com/USoFbWz3fN — WindsorTerrace Patch (@WTKPatch) January 23, 2018

Immigrant activists protest outside US Sen. Schumer’s home https://t.co/kHM6fSV5ZC pic.twitter.com/K4gbXpNMIQ — NYC Informer (@newyorkcityinfo) January 23, 2018

Schumer led Senate Democrats last week in forcing a government shutdown by refusing support for a spending measure unless it addressed protections for Dreamers.

But, less than three days into the shutdown, Schumer and several other Senate Democrats agreed to a spending deal they had previously rejected, so long as Republicans agreed to consider an immigration measure in the coming weeks.

While the move may have helped end the shutdown, many liberals and immigrant advocacy groups decried what they deemed as Democrats' capitulation to political pressure from Republicans and a setback in their push for lawmakers to address protections for Dreamers.