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Posted: 2016-10-10T19:59:06Z | Updated: 2019-10-15T18:34:42Z

UPDATE: Oct. 11 Shailene Woodley was released from Morton County Jail on Monday, a rep for the actress confirmed to E! News.

Her publicist told the outlet, She appreciates the outpouring of support, not only for her, but more importantly, for the continued fight against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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Divergent star Shailene Woodley was arrested Monday morning while protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in Sioux County, North Dakota.

The actress, whos been vocal about her political beliefs , shared a Facebook live video of the incident, in which an officer tells Woodley shes being placed under arrest for criminal trespassing (skip to the 1:58 mark in the video below to see it all go down).

Woodley was also arrested for engaging in a riot, along with 26 other individuals, Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney confirmed during a press conference Monday afternoon.

According to TMZ, there were about 100 protesters involved in what Woodley called a peaceful protest at the construction site for the pipeline project before cops put the actress in handcuffs. Sheriff Laney, however, called the event a riot.

When you have that many people engaged in that kind of behavior, inciting others to break the law, cheering others on as they do break the law, refusing to leave when theyre asked to leave thats not a protest, Laney said. Today, 27 arrests were made, not because we wanted that to happen but because those people on scene chose for that to happen.

Woodley has publicly expressed her support for the people of the Standing Rock reservation before. Last month, the actress appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers with Sen. Bernie Sanders , where she spoke about the pipeline project and gave both Meyers and Sanders shirts that read, I Stand with Standing Rock.