A number of individuals who had been protesting potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement exercise in Decrease Manhattan had been arrested Saturday, the New York Police Division stated.
The protesters had been seen close to Centre Road in Chinatown blocking autos and shouting, “ICE out of New York,” in keeping with video obtained by ABC Information. At one level, the protesters had been noticed blocking a van from popping out of a storage.
Immigration activists block a storage utilized by ICE vans throughout a protest in opposition to a purported ICE raid on Canal Road, on Nov. 29, 2025, in New York.
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Whereas the NYPD declined to touch upon any potential exercise by federal brokers, it stated in an announcement that officers “noticed a number of folks blocking the road and had been instructed a number of instances to disperse however they didn’t comply.”
NYPD responds as immigration activists block a storage utilized by ICE vans throughout a protest in opposition to a purported ICE raid on Canal Road, on Nov. 29, 2025, in New York.
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The NYPD stated that “a number of” individuals had been taken into custody however did not instantly present extra particulars on the numbers or the costs.
Saturday’s protest got here a month after federal brokers carried out an immigration enforcement motion that focused distributors on Canal Road in Chinatown. At the least 9 folks had been arrested throughout that raid, in keeping with federal officers.
An individual is detained by NYPD as immigration activists block a storage utilized by ICE vans throughout a protest in opposition to a purported ICE raid on Canal Road, on Nov. 29, 2025, in New York.
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4 U.S. residents were arrested and held for “practically 24 hours” with none federal costs following that incident, in keeping with U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman, who represents the realm.
The Division of Homeland Safety didn’t instantly reply to ABC Information’ request for remark.
