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The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement promised there would be an “increase in ICE arrests” after agents took to the streets of New York City Raid vendors on Canal Street.
Federal agents clashed with New Yorkers in ugly scenes after they raided the area to target vendors on Tuesday afternoon, resulting in nine deaths arrest of migrants And four protesters.
the protesters They tried to intervene when agents were conducting raids in the area, which is known for its underground market of designer handbags, watches, perfumes and sunglasses, as well as phones and other electronics.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons warned the city to prepare for more arrests. “You will see an increase in ICE arrests Because there are a lot of criminal illegal aliens that have been released, especially in New York,” Lyons. Said Wednesday on Fox News.
“You will see us making criminal arrests to make New York safe again. It’s certainly intelligence-driven, it’s not random,” Lyons said. “We are not taking people off the street. There was a specific reason based on criminal intelligence and criminal activity that we showed on Canal Street.”
New York Attorney General Letitia James has launched a review of Tuesday’s operation and encouraged witnesses to submit video and photos to a portal.
“Every New Yorker has the right to live without fear or fear,” James said. “If you witnessed and documented ICE activity yesterday, I urge you to share that footage with my office. We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of the law. No one should be subjected to unlawful interrogation, detention, or intimidation.”
A sign seen near Canal Street the next day advised migrants to find a non-public place, such as a church, office or apartment, to seek refuge from agents who did not have a warrant.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said the raid was “a targeted, intelligence-driven enforcement operation on Canal Street in New York City, focused on criminal activity related to the selling of counterfeit goods.”
On Wednesday, Canal Street was quiet with a few vendors when normally there would be many selling knock-off items.
The anti-immigration crackdown came after a social media post from a right-wing political commentator alerted ICE to the Canal Street area and urged them to “check this corner.”
Savannah Hernandez appeared to take credit for the attack after sharing a video from the corner of Canal Street and Broadway on October 19.
“The whole sidewalk is full of illegals who say they are from Senegal and I saw them running from the police,” Hernandez said. “Maybe @ICEgov should check this corner.”
The episode of Canal Street follows a series of events inside Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza, which serves as the headquarters for several federal law enforcement agencies.
A video earlier this month showed masked federal agents throwing several journalists to the floor inside an immigration court, days after an ICE officer was suspended. handling a crying woman And threw him on the ground in the same building.
These incidents follow the policy of the Trump administration Arrest immigrants immediately after leaving an immigration court hearing,
Immigration judges have been ordered by the Justice Department to dismiss their cases, depriving them of legal status — and allowing them to be immediately arrested and deported before they have a chance to appeal.
There have been more than 3,000 ICE arrests in New York City since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Inside 26 Federal Plaza,
Alex Woodward contributed reporting.