Hobbs and the Warren County District Attorney’s Office needed more time to review the request, and the matter was rescheduled to Sept. 26 at 9 a.m.

Manley said the prosecution has until Sept. 19 to decide whether to oppose the motion.

Absent from court was Glens Falls resident Hancock, who is out of town at a wedding, and Reynolds, of Voorheesville, who was sick.

The protesters talked afterward about their experience and reasons for getting arrested.

McKibben lives in Vermont and is an environmental writer and author of “The End of Nature.”

He said he is concerned about the impact of climate change on the refugee crisis.

“A lot of people show up at the southern border (because they) can’t farm anything because it’s gotten too hot, too dry,” he said.

He and others wanted answers about the migrant crisis, but the congresswoman’s aide said Stefanik was not available to talk. Then they were asked to leave.

“Her staff said her office was closed as of 3 in the afternoon,” he said.

When they refused, the police were called. The protesters said the police treated them very respectfully.