NYC Anti-ICE Rally: Vendors Protest Crackdown After Canal Street Raid

Rally Against ICE Raids

• ✊ New Yorkers gathered in Foley Square for an emergency rally protesting an immigration raid on Canal Street.
• 🗣️ Protesters demanded "eyes off our street" and "hands off our families, our friends, our communities."

ICE Justification and Actions

• 🎯 The Department of Homeland Security stated that ICE targeted criminal activity tied to the sales of counterfeit goods.
• ⚖️ ICE agents arrested nine undocumented immigrants, some with criminal records for offenses including robbery, assault, drug trafficking, and counterfeiting.
• 🚨 Four protesters were arrested for assaulting law enforcement, and one for obstruction.
• 📈 ICE indicated plans to continue crackdowns, citing the presence of many criminal illegal aliens in New York.

Concerns Over Enforcement Tactics

• 🏛️ New York's Attorney General is requesting cell phone video from the operation to investigate possible violations.
• 🇺🇸 Congressman Dan Goldman reported that four US citizens were held overnight without charges and released only after his office intervened, stating ICE is not allowed to arrest citizens.
• 📜 An attorney representing Canal Street vendors noted that federal involvement in such raids on Canal Street is unprecedented.
• 🤝 Congressman Dan Goldman is establishing a rapid response task force to address excessive force, violence, or abuse during immigration crackdowns.