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New Yorkers Appear to Foil ICE Raid Before It Begins

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November 30, 2025

For the second time in just over a month, a large-scale raid by dozens of immigration agents in New York City was met with a similarly large-scale counter-protest. This time, however, the protesters thwarted the authorities’ plans before they began.

Multiple arrests were made on Saturday during scuffles on the edge of Chinatown, during which hundreds of protesters faced off with federal agents and the New York Police Department (NYPD) as they prepared to launch a raid in the area.

It comes just a month after a raid by 50 federal agents using military-style vehicles stormed Canal Street in Lower Manhattan, and was met with a protest of hundreds in response.

The confrontation also comes amid a reported surge in activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the city in recent weeks, despite a friendly encounter between the Mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, and President Donald Trump earlier this month that appeared to avert a showdown over the issue.

But the mass counter-protest of some 200 people demonstrates the challenges federal authorities will face in enforcing President Trump’s hardline immigration crackdown in a city that is rooted in its immigrant identity.

Immigration crackdowns in other cities like Chicago and Portland have been met with similar responses from locals opposed to the Trump Administration’s hardline immigration agenda, but New York could prove to be the toughest challenge yet. 

Saturday’s incident demonstrated how the city’s physical infrastructure —its narrow streets and densely populated areas, built mostly by immigrant labor over the last two centuries—can impede ICE’s so-called “enforcement surges,” which require large numbers of agents moving quickly in and out of an area.

Not only are large-scale ICE raids being met by hundreds of protesters, but in two months, New York will be led by an immigrant mayor for the first time in 50 years. Mamdani, who moved to the United States when he was seven years old, campaigned on protecting New York’s immigrant community from these very same raids.

‘Agitators’ in ‘goggles’

The confrontation began on Saturday, when agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gathered in a parking garage in a federal building on the edge of Chinatown in preparation for a raid.

Videos of the incident show protesters blocking the agents as they try to leave the garage in their cars. The crowd then swells to the hundreds, as more NYPD officers arrive.

Later, according to reports, federal agents emerged from the garage and assisted the NYPD in detaining protesters.

The DHS blamed “agitators” for blocking the federal agents in a statement to [news source].

“Following social media posts calling agitators to ICE’s location in New York City, individuals dressed in black clothing with backpacks, face masks, and goggles showed up and began to obstruct federal law enforcement officers including by blocking the parking garage,” the statement said. “NYPD was called and responded to hundreds of violent rioters, which resulted in the arrest of multiple agitators.”

Murad Awawdeh, President of the immigrant advocacy group the New York Immigration Coalition and a member of Mamdani’s transition team, said the protests this weekend were a sign that the city would put up fierce resistance to federal immigration operations.

“New York City is unlike any other place in this country or even the world, and what you have seen yesterday and time and again is that New Yorkers of all stripes, across all creeds, are not going to allow a rogue, lawless, violent and horrific agency to continue to mess with their neighbors.”

The attempted raid in Lower Manhattan comes amid an increase in ICE activity in New York City over the past few weeks. On Oct. 21, in a separate raid on Canal Street, nine people from Africa were taken into custody by ICE agents during what DHS called a “targeted, intelligence-driven enforcement operation…focused on criminal activity relating to selling counterfeit goods.” The raid, which involved more than 50 federal agents, also led to the arrest of five protestors after people reportedly attempted to chase federal agents away. The DHS claimed protestors were blocking vehicles and obstructing law enforcement duties.

In recent weeks, ICE agents have been spotted with greater frequency in immigrant neighborhoods of Corona in Queens, Washington Heights in Manhattan, and Sunset Park in Brooklyn.

Activists in those neighborhoods have responded to the increased ICE activity by organizing community alert systems, such as handing out whistles to be used when agents are seen in the area. The strategies resemble ICE Watch in other cities hit especially hard by Trump’s immigration crackdown, such as Chicago, where groups like Protect Rogers Park enlist community members to follow and report on ICE activity in the area.

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Indonesia: Defendants in the “Chaos Star” network case face up to 20 years in prison

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received October 25, 2025

After the mass revolts in August 2025, where a large section of the
population rose up and attacked the state’s basic corruption and
inequality, 44 anarchist comrades are imprisoned at the West Java
paramilitary police compound in Bandung. There is no access for anyone
but the families, and even this is minimal. The detainees have been cut
off and they are being used in a mainstream media manipulation campaign
by the Indonesian state. Many of the imprisoned comrades are very young.
They are all accused of being part of the individualist-nihilist “Chaos
Star” network, which is a fabrication created by the police for the
purpose of their prosecution. The police claim that the imprisoned
comrades were radicalised by ‘Leaders’ and funded by foreign anarchist
organisations. The cops point to the existence of banners, flags, books,
pamphlets and music, which is in the possession of the detainees, as
commonly held items denotative of membership of this “Chaos Star”
organisation.

Some of the comrades are accused of serious direct actions such as
molotov attacks, arson, riot, property destruction, etc. Lastly some of
the comrades are accused of instigation, either online, for their blogs
or social medias or for their ‘prominent’ role. They are isolated in the
paramilitary compound and the Legal Aid Institute (LBH) in Bandung has
been blocked from representing them. An option is to hire a private
lawyer but that would cost tens of millions (rupiah). We ask for
heightened attention to this dangerous situation. Torture and abuse are
being widely used on the detainees, confirmed by the families. The young
comrades were injured and hurt until they gave false confessions that
they were even at the demonstrations and/or part of specific
organisations, as they were subjected to the brutality of the
paramilitary police. This is a known fact and a reality that we have to
confront. In the wake of the insurrection across Indonesia against the
right-wing ex-military Prabowo Subianto, the young people and the
anarchist movement has been severely repressed by the regime. Many young
people have been caught up in the police assaults and regardless of
their supposed “guilt” or “non-guilt”, we extend our solidarity with
them, and to all those who struggle against social oppression, prisons,
police and the state.

We are publishing the names of our imprisoned comrades and the prison
address of the West Java paramilitary police compound where our friends
are held. Let’s not leave these comrades alone and let’s send them
solidarity letters, postcards and our message of fire. Even if the
solidarity post is stolen and blocked by the administrators of abuse,
they will know that we will hold them all responsible for what is taking
place in Bandung. Let’s shine a light on what the hated police torturers
and regime of Prabowo Subianto are doing to our young comrades, and
where it is taking place and by whom, and let’s fight back against the
police and all prisons everywhere.

ABC/Palang Hitam

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West java paramilitary police compound address:

(NAME OF DETAINEE)
Jl. Soekarno Hatta No.748,
Cimenerang, Kec. Gedebage,
Kota Bandung,
Jawa Barat 40292,
Indonesia

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LIST ONE

A. Names of the comrades suspected of general crimes:

Name : Aditya Dwi Laksana (A.d)

Name : Mochamad Naufal (M.n)

Name : Gregorius Hugo (G.h)

Name : Rizki Mahardika (R.m)

Name : Herdi Supriyadi (H.s)

Name : Rizalussolihin Alias Jalus .(R.s)

Name : Rhexcy Fauzi Kunaidi (R.f.k)

Name : Tubagus Andika Pradita (T.a.p)

Name : Muhamad Jihar Fawak (M.j.f)

Name : Angga Wijaya (A.w)

Name : Muhamad Subhan (M.s)

Name : Eli Yana (E.y)

Name : Muhamad Vansa Alfarisi (M.v.a)

Name : Muhamad Sulaeman (M.s)

Name : Muhamad Rifa Aditya (M.r.a).

Name : Veri Kurniawan Kusuma (V.k.k)

Name : Joy Erlando Pandiangan (J.e.p)

Name : Muhamad Jalaludin Mukhlis (M.j.m).

Name : Jatnika Alang Ramdani Septiawan (J.a.r.s).

Name : Ariel Octa Dwiyan (A.o.d).

Name : Angga Friansyah (A.f).

Name : Putra Riswan Anas (P.r.a).

Name : Zanief Albani Yusuf (Z.a.y).

Name : Wanda Abdurrahman (W.a).

Name : Wawan Hermawan (W.h).

Name : Reyhan Fauzan Akbar (R.f.a)

LIST TWO

B. Cyber Crime Suspects:

Name : Arfa Febrianto Bin Dodo Sujana (A.f)

Name : Rifal Zhafran Bin Rohman Maulanarifal Zhafran Bin Rohman Maulana
(R.z)

Name : Muhibuddin Bin Maemun (M.d)

Name : Muhammad Zaki Bin Bambang Priono (M.z)

Name : Arya Yudha. (A.y).

Name : Azriel Agung Maulana Als Gama Bin Jabidin. (A.a)

Name : Rifa Rahnabila Bin M Suparman ( R.r)

Name : Marshall Andy Kaswara Bin Nandang Koeswara (M.a.k)

Name : Yusuf Miraj Bin Tata Rohmana (Y.m)

Name : Moch Sidik Als Acil (M.s)

Name : Deni Ruhiat Als Deni Sumargo Bin Rudik (D.r)

Name : Cheiza Bin Tatang Hernayadi (C.z / Anak)

Name : Rizky Fauzi Als Arab Bin Hasan (R.f)

Name : Muhammad Ainun Komarullah (M.a.k)

Muhammad is accused of being an Instagram Admin of @Blackbloczone and
Website Https://blackbloczone.noblogs.org/ .

Name : Andi Muh. Ashabulfirdaus (A.f)

Andi is accused of being an Instagram Admin of Blackbloczone.

Name : Dana Ditya Pratama (D.d)

Dana is accused of being an Instagram Admin of Blackbloczone and Account
Owner of E-wallet

LIST THREE

C. Suspected Leadership role:

Name: Reyhard Rumbayan

Eat was arrested in Makassar on 23 September 2025. Eat had previously
been in prison for a FAI-IRF attack against a bank in solidarity with
injured anarchist comrade Luciano Tortuga in Chile, 2011. Eat has been
accused of a leadership role within the “Chaos Star” network and leader
of the anarchist rioters. Eat is in solitary isolation and isn’t allowed
to meet anyone. Eat had a pre-trial hearing on 16th October and Eat’s
investigation period extends to 20 November 2020. Eat has serious health
conditions and has paralysis in his arm after a motorbike accident some
years ago where one other comrade died. Eat needs ongoing medical care.

Name: Bima Satria Putra

Bima is an anarchist imprisoned for 10 kilos of cannabis who is known
for his prisoner’s union project, translations and writings since he was
jailed in 2021. Bima has been transferred from Palembang City detention
centre to Bandung, where the 43 “Chaos Star” network defendants are all
held. It’s unclear what charges have been brought against him due to the
general lack of information. Most likely, instigation, and ascribing a
leadership role due to his public writings. However, Bima is not part of
any individualist/nihilist anarchist network or any egoist cell.

The charges against the all suspects include violations of Articles 187
and/or 170 and/or 406, and/or Article 1 (1) of the Emergency Law No. 12
of 1951, with a maximum prison sentence of up to 20 years.

Additionally, they may be charged under Article 45a (2) in conjunction
with Article 28 (2) of Law No. 1 of 2024, which amends Law No. 11 of
2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE), and/or Article
170 of the Penal Code, and/or Article 406 of the Penal Code, and/or
Article 66 of Law No. 24 of 2009 on the National Flag, Language,
Emblems, and National Anthem. The punishment could be up to 6 years in
prison.

For provocation, they can also be charged under Article 45a (2) in
conjunction with Article 28 (2) of Law No. 1 of 2024, which amends Law
No. 11 of 2008 on ITE, with a maximum sentence of 6 years and/or a fine
of up to IDR 1,000,000,000 (one billion rupiah).

Submitted anonymously.

Immigration agents conducting sweep on NYC’s famed Canal Street confronted by protesters

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October 22, 2025

An immigration enforcement sweep targeting vendors on Manhattan’s famed Canal Street turned chaotic on Tuesday after droves of angry New Yorkers surrounded federal agents and attempted to block them from driving off, prompting arrests and fierce standoffs along a bustling downtown corridor.

The confrontation began shortly after 4 p.m., as federal agents fanned out across a section of Chinatown that has long served as a not-so-underground market for knock-off designer handbags, watches, perfumes, electronics and other goods.

A [news source] reporter observed dozens of agents detaining a street vendor selling bedazzled smartphone cases, one of a number of arrests in the area.

In response, a contingent of protesters, many of whom appeared to be on their way home from work, surrounded the masked officers, attempting to block their vehicle as they shouted “ICE out of New York” and called on other pedestrians to join them.

Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol and other federal offices then tried to clear the streets, in some cases shoving protesters to the ground and threatening them with pepper spray before detaining them.

As more New Yorkers joined the fray, some of the federal agents retreated on foot, followed by jeering protesters and honking vehicles. Additional federal agents, armed with long guns and tactical gear, also arrived in a military tactical vehicle.

Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, said the agents were conducting an enforcement operation against sellers of “counterfeit goods”

“During this law enforcement operation, rioters who were shouting obscenities, became violent and obstructed law enforcement duties including blocking vehicles and assaulting law enforcement,” she said.

Trump has threatened to send federal troops to the city if Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, wins election in two weeks.

An FBI spokesperson said Tuesday that special agents were involved with immigration enforcement efforts in New York in response to a request from DHS to help with “major operations.”

October 23, 2025

Federal authorities said 14 people, including immigrants and demonstrators, were arrested in Tuesday’s sweep. The Department of Homeland Security said it was a targeted operation focused on the alleged sale of counterfeit goods, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting Director Todd Lyons said it was “definitely intelligence-driven.”

“It’s not random. We’re just not pulling people off the street,” he told Fox News on Wednesday.

But some vendors saw it as an indiscriminate and heavy-handed crackdown by masked agents who queried a wide swath of sellers.

Awa Ngam was selling sweaters Wednesday from a table at a Canal Street intersection where at least one of her fellow vendors was taken away the previous afternoon.

She said she also was asked for ID, showed it, and then for her passport, which she doesn’t carry around. Agents quizzed her about how she had come to the U.S., but they eventually backed off after her husband explained that she’s an American citizen, she said.

Some other sellers decried the sweep as harassment. Others were keeping a low-profile and shied from speaking with journalists.

Signs freshly posted on streetlights mentioned Tuesday’s sweep and urged people at risk of detention to call an immigration law group’s helpline.

Law enforcement raids aimed at combating counterfeiting are relatively frequent on Canal Street, which is known for its stalls and shops where some vendors hawk knock-off designer goods and bootlegged wares. Federal authorities often team up with the New York Police Department and luxury brands on crackdowns aimed at shutting down illicit trade.

But the sight of dozens of masked ICE and other federal agents making arrests drew instant protests.

Nine people were arrested in the initial immigration sweep, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said. Four more people were arrested on charges of assaulting federal law enforcement officers, she said, adding that a fifth was arrested and accused of obstructing law enforcement by blocking a driveway.

The sweep came after at least two conservative influencers shared video on X of men selling bags on Canal Street’s sidewalks.

While clashes between immigration authorities and protesters have played out in Los Angeles and other cities, such scenes have been rarer on New York City streets, which Mayor Eric Adams has attributed in part to his working relationship with President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Masked Federal Agents Storm Canal Street in Raid Targeting Immigrant Vendors

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October 21, 2025

Dozens of federal agents, mostly masked, swarmed into downtown Manhattan near Chinatown on Tuesday afternoon, stepping out of unmarked vehicles and detaining several New Yorkers around the busy commercial area in a hectic raid that targeted people who fit the profile of a counterfeit goods vendor.

At one point early in the raid, a group of roughly 15 agents was quickly surrounded by residents and journalists as they took a Black man, who identified himself as Edwin, into custody against a wall. The agents maintained a perimeter around the arrest; nearby, bewildered tourists could be seen trying to figure out what was going on. Some locals filmed the arrest themselves, heckling the agents, telling them, among other things, to leave the city. Edwin yelled that he did not have his ID on him but was from Brooklyn and demanded agents release him as he also hurled expletives directed at President Donald Trump. After agents let him go, he confronted them, demanding that they “suck my dick,” prompting one agent to threaten to arrest him again, before Edwin eventually left.

Several people who had been detained were released after agents checked their IDs. Another Black man who did not identify himself later told Hell Gate that agents had detained him without warning and then released him after checking his ID. Some agents appeared to be holding bundles of papers with photos on them, presumably arrest targets.

A person with knowledge about the raid told Hell Gate that agents from ICE, the DEA, the IRS, and the FBI had all been brought into the operation, which they said was hastily planned. They confirmed that the raid was targeted toward the counterfeit goods sellers on Canal Street. Homeland Security Investigation’s Strategic Response Team—the agency’s version of SWAT—was also there with an armored vehicle, though Hell Gate did not witness anyone leaving the vehicle or it being used in any way. Most agents participating in the raid had street clothes and bulletproof vests with small firearms, though at least one carried what looked like an M4-style long gun.

(Felipe De La Hoz / Hell Gate)

One agent present appeared to be the ICE agent who was briefly relieved of duties last month after he was filmed aggressively pushing a woman down at the 26 Federal Plaza immigration court in a viral video, though Hell Gate could not confirm his identity. According to reporting in [news source], that agent, who remains publicly unnamed, was quickly reinstated after a brief preliminary review of the incident, in which he tackled the distraught wife of a man agents had just detained. At the downtown raid, he was one of the few agents without a face covering.

Small teams of six or seven agents soon splintered off to do their own rounds. They mostly seemed to move between Bayard and Hester Streets to the south and north and Broadway and Bowery to the east and west. One fruit seller on Canal told Hell Gate that a group of agents had gone by in the direction of Broadway and then quickly come back around, somewhat aimlessly. “I’m not sure what they wanted,” she said. Hell Gate followed one group for about 10 minutes as it moved around the area, jaywalking and fanning out across the sidewalk, but did not witness them approach or interact with any pedestrians or drivers. Pedestrians who walked by them often seemed surprised to see the group, and many reacted viscerally, shouting out to warn others that there were federal agents approaching. At one point, they went down into the Canal Street subway station, looked around, and went back up the stairs.

(Felipe De La Hoz / Hell Gate)

During this lap, the group passed an NYPD Strategic Response Group vehicle idling on Walker Street. An officer with that group told Hell Gate that they were there incidentally and did not have advance notice of the operation and were not assisting federal counterparts or monitoring the situation. When reached for comment, a spokesperson for the NYPD pointed to a statement that the agency posted to X, which said that “the NYPD had no involvement in the federal operation that took place on Canal Street this afternoon.”

Other than those officers, Hell Gate did not see any state or local law enforcement in the immediate vicinity for the start of the raid. Federal agents did not respond to verbal questions about their targets, intent, or personnel. A request sent out to ICE with similar questions did not receive an immediate response. 

While Tuesday’s operation netted relatively few arrests in comparison to the volume of agents present, this mass, highly visible federal raid comes on the heels of another sudden raid outside of a migrant shelter, part of an escalation in tactics after a period in which arrests were largely confined to the city’s immigration courts. Donald Trump has been vocal about wanting to deploy agents to New York City in the same manner as aggressive operations in cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. 

This federal show of force comes just a couple days after right-wing internet personality Savannah Hernandez posted on X about “African illegal immigrants…operating a black market” on Canal Street, and two weeks before a mayoral election in which frontrunner Zohran Mamdani has promised to more aggressively confront federal agents operating in the city. The NYPD has separately been cracking down on street vendors, including those selling counterfeit goods, as part of its renewed focus on “quality of life” enforcement.

Hell Gate did not see federal videographers of the sort seen filming footage for Homeland Security sizzle reels promoted on social media and elsewhere, though the person with knowledge of the raid said that at least one government photographer had been present. 

As the raid progressed, officers from different agencies stood or walked around and were yelled at by passersby. Small crowds formed near agents standing on street corners and curbs or inside their cars, as protesters called them “fucking fascists” and “scum.” Hell Gate overheard one agent exasperatedly telling another, “Well I guess we’ll just RTB then,” using an acronym for “returning to base.” Still, while some agents began to leave the area around 4 p.m., several groups of agents remained and conducted additional arrests. Many were subsequently swarmed by angry locals, who called the agents racists and demanded they leave the city. According to [news source], federal agents arrested some protesters, tackling some people to the ground and using their batons and riot shields to control the crowd.

(Felipe De La Hoz / Hell Gate)

Source: Hell Gate

Journalist Charged with Hate Crime After Photographing Protest of New York Times’s Gaza Coverage

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September 30, 2025

Here in New York, prosecutors have charged three people over a direct action targeting The New York Times last summer. On July 30, protesters doused the Times’s headquarters in Manhattan in red paint with the words ”NYT lies, Gaza dies” spray-painted on the building’s windows. On Monday, prosecutors brought charges of felony criminal mischief against two protesters; meanwhile, a photojournalist who took pictures of the direct action was charged with aggravated harassment in the second degree as a hate crime. The group Writers Against the War on Gaza has condemned the prosecution as an attack on the movement to end Israel’s assault on Gaza, and an attempt to criminalize both journalistic and political speech. This is organizer Tracy Rosenthal.

Tracy Rosenthal: “This action echoed the tactics of Palestine Action in targeting weapons manufacturers here at the headquarters of The New York Times. And I think it must be understood as an antiwar action against the paper, which has supported every — like nearly every U.S. war in my lifetime. I think we can turn to the words of Palestinian journalist Hossam Shabat, who was assassinated by Israel this March, and who wrote in June 2024, ‘Language makes genocide justifiable. A reason why we are still being bombed after 243 days is because of The New York Times.’”

Source: Democracy Now!

New York officials among dozens arrested at anti-ICE demonstration

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September 19, 2025

New York City and state officials were among dozens of people arrested at a demonstration opposing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Downtown Manhattan on Thursday.

It happened at 26 Federal Plaza, an ICE holding facility that has been a source of controversy over the past several months.

Protesters chanted during an outside sit-in in front of a driveway of the building, objecting to the treatment of detainees held there, before authorities moved in to make arrests. Another group also moved in on the 10th floor, demanding to see conditions there before they, too, were arrested.

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 71 people, including two state senators and nine state Assembly members, were arrested. DHS also said the building was later placed on lockdown due to a bomb threat.

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Hackensack man charged with setting fire to multiple police cars

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September 3, 2025

Police arrested a Hackensack man on arson charges, accusing him of setting multiple police vehicles on fire in a Hackensack parking lot on Aug. 30, announced the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.

[Name], 78, was arrested on Sept. 2 on charges of aggravated arson and arson among other criminal mischief charges.

At about 8:09 p.m., the Hackensack Police and Fire Department were dispatched to put out a fire at Municipal Parking Lot Area T, located at 78 Trinity Pl. Upon arrival, police found three marked Hackensack Police Department vehicles engulfed in flames.

No injuries were reported and the police vehicles were unoccupied, according to the BCPO.

[Name] is accused of intentionally setting the police vehicles on fire by pouring and igniting an accelerant onto the vehicles before fleeing the scene.

The press release sent from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office did not say why [name] was determined to be the suspect.

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Another NYC protest against ICE raids ends with arrests

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June 12, 2025

Another protest against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ended with arrests in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday.

Protesters returned to the federal immigration courts for a second night of demonstrations in solidarity with the protests in Los Angeles, where President Trump has deployed the National Guard and Marines despite objections from the city’s mayor and California’s governor.

Wednesday’s protest began as a peaceful gathering in the afternoon.

Protesters later marched to the federal immigration courts, where they again clashed with New York City Police officers and arrests ensued. Police said two people were charged and eight were issued summonses.

Nearly 3 dozen arrested during Tuesday’s protest

A protest Tuesday night in New York City turned violent and ended with dozens arrested. 

Thousands came out Tuesday night for what started as a peaceful protest that then devolved into a tense and at times violent scene. Some 86 people were taken into custody, and 34 of them were arrested on charges that include disorderly conduct.

“They decided to throw items, garbage cans, rocks, bricks, anything that basically wasn’t nailed down, they were picking it up and throwing it, and they were putting debris in the street so that the vehicles couldn’t pass.”

Video taken Tuesday shows what appears to be federal officers deploying some type of gas onto the crowd of protesters outside immigration court.

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Federal agents briefly detain aide at New York Rep. Jerry Nadler’s office during nearby protests against migrant detentions

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June 1, 2025

Federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security handcuffed and briefly detained a staff member in New York Rep. Jerry Nadler’s Manhattan district office on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the congressman.

Video taken by a person inside Nadler’s office shows one of his aides being handcuffed by an agent with the Federal Protective Service while another agent tries to access an area inside the office.

In the footage, a second staffer stands in front of the agent and asks if he has a warrant. “You’re harboring rioters in the office,” the federal agent is heard telling her, before walking in. In the background, the handcuffed aide is heard crying while someone tries to comfort her.

The agents allegedly entered Nadler’s office because they were told protesters were present and the agents “were concerned about the safety” of employees in the office, the Department of Homeland Security told [news source] in a statement on Saturday.

Activists on Wednesday were protesting outside of Varick Immigration Court — located on a different floor of the same building as Nadler’s office — in opposition to the detention of migrants at the courthouse by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Upon the officers’ arrival, they identified themselves and said they were conducting a security check when “one individual became verbally confrontational and physically blocked access to the office,” the statement said.

“The officers then detained the individual in the hallway for the purpose of completing the security check. All were released without further incident,” DHS said.

Robert Gottheim, Nadler’s chief of staff, told [news source] on Sunday the Department of Homeland Security’s version of events was a “total fabrication.”

The incident occurred as the Trump administration has taken extraordinary measures to crack down on immigration, aggressively pressuring Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pick up the pace of migrant arrests and touting mass deportation plans.

Nadler called the incident “deeply troubling” in a Saturday statement and confirmed Department of Homeland Security officers “forcefully” entered his office and handcuffed the staff member.

“President Trump and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are sowing chaos in our communities, using intimidation tactics against both citizens and non-citizens in a reckless and dangerous manner,” he said.

“If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s office, it can happen to anyone – and it is happening,” Nadler said.

Gottheim said the agents appeared “upset” because members of Nadler’s staff witnessed the officers detaining migrants inside the building, and because staffers had invited advocates who saw the detentions to the congressman’s office.

Court watchers, advocates and some members of Nadler’s staff had gathered on the fifth floor, which houses the immigration court, to observe court activity following reports that immigration officers were detaining migrants after their immigration appointments.

Staff members noticed ICE officers were in the lobby holding sheets of paper with pictures of asylum seekers who were coming in for their hearings, Gottheim said.

“Really what happened is we have these ICE officers who are working with Federal Protective Services, upset that we are watching them, seeing what they’re doing, and that we invited these other people who were observing back to our office,” Gottheim told [news source].

Officers ignored staffers’ requests to see a warrant, he added.

“They push their way into the office, even though my staff doesn’t want them in,” Gottheim said. “They had no right to be in the office, and there’s no exigent circumstances of why they would have come: We didn’t call them for assistance, there was no riot, there was no protest going on in the office.”

Nadler was not in the office at the time of the incident but arrived shortly after his staff called him to alert him to what was unfolding.

The aide was still detained when he arrived, according to Gottheim, but Nadler spoke with the officers and helped defuse the situation so that the staffer could be released.

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Brooklyn College protest ends with more than a dozen in custody

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May 9, 2025

More than a dozen people were taken into custody during a protest at Brooklyn College on Thursday.

The NYPD said seven people were arrested, and seven others were issued summonses. 

Video showed demonstrators on the school’s quad near eight tents. The protesters had Palestinian flags and several banners, including one reading, “Stop cop city. Free Palestine.”

The protest happened one day after dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested after occupying a room in Columbia University’s Butler Library.

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