"It is purely a pretext to incite violence, so that this administration can then say that it needs to bring in the military to stop violence that they have created, Goldman charged. This is not how you conduct an operation designed to be targeted at criminal undocumented immigrants."
"There is no circumstance when four American citizens should be arrested for no reason, because they were released today without any charges. There was no basis. ICE is not allowed to arrest American citizens, Goldman said."
"They spent the night in 26 Federal Plaza in detention, immigration detention, American citizens for nothing. No charges, nothing. This is an abuse"
An ICE operation on Canal Street in Chinatown involved masked agents handcuffing vendors, prompting outraged bystanders and physical confrontations that nearly led to traffic incidents. Four American citizens were taken into immigration detention at 26 Federal Plaza and held overnight before being released without charges. The detentions were described as having no legal basis and as an improper use of ICE authority. The raid was characterized as violent and viral, and an allegation was made that the operation aimed to create chaos that could be used to justify deploying military personnel to the city.
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