"Police sources said the two suspects approached the victim, a 26-year-old man, and made what the NYPD called anti-immigration remarks indicative of bias based on what they believed to be the man's nationality. The words then turned to violence, law enforcement sources said, when the duo physically assaulted the victim, punching him about the body and slashing his arm with a sharp object."
"Following the attack, cops reported, the perpetrators took off on foot in an unknown direction. The incident was reported to the 7th Precinct, which subsequently classified it as a hate crime, and turned the case over to the Hate Crimes Task Force for further investigation. The Sept. 8 attack occurred amid a nationwide crackdown on immigration by the Trump administration that has seen masked ICE agents seize individuals in courthouses, places of business, and other locations across the country."
Two men approached a 26-year-old man near 177 East Houston St. on the Lower East Side at about 3:15 a.m. on Sept. 8, shouted anti-immigration slurs and physically assaulted him. They punched him about the body and slashed his arm with a sharp object before fleeing on foot. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital and listed in stable condition. The 7th Precinct classified the incident as a hate crime and transferred it to the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force. The attack occurred amid a national immigration crackdown by the Trump administration; the 7th Precinct reported eight hate crimes year-to-date through Sept. 28.
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