"Local and state officials in New York are expressing outrage after dozens of federal agents carried out a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raid in Manhattan's Chinatown on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses accounts and video footage captured the chaotic scenes in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, where masked and armed federal agents were seen detaining several individuals near Canal Street, while crowds of New Yorkers gathered, protesting against the action. Military-style vehicles were also seen driving through the area."
"The Department of Homeland Security described the operation as a targeted, intelligence-driven enforcement operation on Canal Street in New York City, focused on criminal activity relating to selling counterfeit goods. The raid drew swift condemnation from local and state leaders. The New York police department (NYPD) quickly distanced itself from the operation, stating that the department had no involvement in the federal operation that took place on Canal Street this afternoon."
"Eric Adams, the mayor, reposted the NYPD's statement and added: New York City does not cooperate with federal law enforcement on civil deportations, in accordance with our local laws. The New York governor, Kathy Hochul, condemned the operation and hit out at Donald Trump. Trump, she said, claims he's targeting the worst of the worst' but today his agents used batons and pepper spray on street vendors and bystanders on Canal Street. You don't make New York safer by attacking New Yorkers, she said."
Dozens of federal agents conducted an ICE operation on Canal Street in Manhattan's Chinatown, with eyewitnesses and video showing masked, armed agents detaining multiple individuals and military-style vehicles in the area. The Department of Homeland Security characterized the action as a targeted, intelligence-driven enforcement effort focused on criminal activity related to selling counterfeit goods. The NYPD stated it had no involvement in the federal operation. New York City and state leaders publicly condemned the raid, criticizing tactics used and warning that such actions create fear and chaos rather than improve safety, while calling for enforcement to target criminals specifically.
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