"Newton's third law of motion applies to everyday life as much as it does physics and science: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Along with the U.S. Constitution and civil rights, it appears ICE has also ignored this law. The sights of masked agents marauding through the halls of 26 Federal Plaza, seizing law-abiding immigrants who obeyed court orders to appear for hearings, enraged New Yorkers who see the images of these brutish operations."
"That in turn has spurred action to resist ICE operations in the Big Apple and beyond. We saw the impact of this Saturday when protesters rushed to Chinatown and intervened with an apparent major ICE sweep of the community, directly confronting the armored agents and boisterously demanding that they leave the city. The NYPD was called in, and the protest descended into chaotic clashes between cops and protesters."
"Then there are the unseen unintended consequences of ICE's increased enforcement operations from children being kept home from school because their undocumented parents fear they might be deported, to a report released Tuesday suggesting that the city's construction industry might suffer from delays and higher costs because of a reduced immigrant workforce (nearly half of all NYC construction workers, the study says, are foreign-born)."
Masked ICE agents arrested immigrants in the halls of 26 Federal Plaza, including those who had appeared for court hearings. Graphic images of the arrests enraged residents and prompted protests that directly confronted agents in Chinatown. Police were called and protests escalated into chaotic clashes between officers and demonstrators. Increased enforcement produced wider consequences: fearful parents kept children home from school, and a reduced immigrant workforce threatens construction timelines and raises costs. The enforcement focus widened beyond criminals, causing harm to detainees, families, and trust in homeland security.
Read at www.amny.com
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