"Masked agents brought a handcuffed man to the Bushwick hospital around 9:43 p.m. Saturday for medical treatment following an earlier arrest, according to sources and witnesses."
"NYPD officers arrived shortly after and began pushing back the crowd, while a law enforcement source said an ICE agent deployed pepper spray, injuring both protesters and several officers."
"Around 2 a.m., ICE agents were seen moving the detained man in handcuffs out of the facility as protesters tried to block their path."
"Witnesses disputed parts of the official account, alleging police assisted federal agents during the operation, while officials said officers later responded to a separate 911 call involving a disabled ICE vehicle nearby."
A late-night immigration enforcement action outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn escalated into a standoff involving protesters, NYPD officers, and ICE agents. Over 100 protesters gathered after news of a detained man brought to the hospital for treatment spread. NYPD officers intervened, and an ICE agent used pepper spray, injuring both protesters and officers. Nine arrests occurred during the confrontation, and witnesses claimed police assisted ICE agents, despite the NYPD denying prior coordination with ICE.
Read at Brooklyn, NY Patch
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