Agents affiliated with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flooded downtown Manhattan on Tuesday, arresting multiple people, including several illegal vendors and protestors.
Authorities and officials associated with the operation targeted Canal Street. It was reported that ICE agents descended on the block located between Lafayette and Centre streets around 4 p.m., sources reported. Vendors, known for selling counterfeit merchandise, attempted to flee and were seen running in a futile attempt to evade the agents.
WABC reported that police officers were checking IDs and took about five vendors into custody. According to reports, the situation turned chaotic when protesters against the agency began shouting obscenities and blocking vehicles. {snip}
Reports show that at least one protester was taken into custody for allegedly assaulting a police officer during what is being described by the Department of Homeland Security as a “targeted, intelligence-driven enforcement operation. AMNY reported that during the arrest of one vendor, the crowd became enraged and called ICE officers Nazis and fascists.
It was then that the agents began slamming people to the ground, prompting several other bystanders to join the growing mob, according to the report. {snip}
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Brooklyn resident Edwin Jean, claimed to the Post that officers had cuffed him when federal agents refused to hand over his ID. According to Jean, he became enraged and started swearing at them.
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“This is the first time this has happened over here in Manhattan,” he added. “They never come over here.”
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