Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD police officials allege that a group of minors involved in a confrontation with police in Times Square are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. At a press conference, police officials described the incident as a 'wolf-pack style robbery,' where minors resisted arrest. Despite these claims, there is controversy surrounding the NYPD's collaboration with ICE. Officials defended their actions while denying that ICE's presence during processing was anything but coincidental, highlighting ongoing tensions about policing strategies and immigration implications.
At a press conference, Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch alleged that minors involved in a Times Square incident were part of the Tren de Aragua gang.
Tisch described what occurred in Times Square as a 'wolf-pack style robbery' where police were attacked by a group of minors, calling it a planned 'ambush'.
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