"When you see SRG agents clearing the street, clearing the way for trucks, let's be clear, the words for that are facilitating ICE deportations. That is a violation of New York City sanctuary law, and it's not tolerable. It is not the job of the NYPD to facilitate the deportations of our neighbors, Lander charged. I really do want to ask the NYPD to remember who you're sworn to protect and serve, and it is the people of New York City."
"Immigrant advocates and elected officials condemned the NYPD on Sunday for its heavy-handed response to anti-ICE protests in Chinatown that turned chaotic 24 hours earlier. Standing outside the garage on Howard and Centre Streets, the advocates and group of elected officials did not pull any punches when it came to criticizing law enforcement. Murad Awawdeh, the head of the New York Immigration Coalition, charged that police brutalized protesters during the Nov. 29 demonstration."
Immigrant advocates and elected officials condemned a heavy-handed NYPD response to anti-ICE protests in Chinatown that turned chaotic. Protesters and bystanders were confronted, with reports that some individuals were maced and others thrown to the ground. Advocates said police brutalized demonstrators during the Nov. 29 event. Local politicians called on Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to drop charges against as many as 19 arrested protesters. City Comptroller Brad Lander alleged the NYPD cleared a path for federal agents, calling that facilitation of ICE deportations and a violation of New York City sanctuary law.
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