"This has only weakened our local communities and economy by disrupting our neighborhoods and their small business partners. All for politics. We don't need any more of this disruption,"
"We began in unison to send a clear message to the Trump administration: hands off. Stop threatening our public safety and our economy,"
"Federal authorities called the Canal Street sweep an "intelligence-driven" operation, focused on the alleged sale of counterfeit goods in the tourist-heavy area."
ICE employed military-style tactics, including an armored vehicle, to arrest street vendors on Canal Street in Chinatown; the Department of Homeland Security reported 14 arrests, nine migrant men and others identified as demonstrators. Eleven City Council members, religious leaders, and Council Speaker Adrienne Adams condemned the raid as disruptive to neighborhoods and small businesses and urged the administration to stop such enforcement. New Yorkers staged immediate protests, and Attorney General Letitia James solicited photos and videos to assess possible legal violations. Federal officials called the sweep an "intelligence-driven" operation targeting alleged counterfeit sales, while local advocates accused racial profiling amid prior federal immigration actions.
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