The ICE raids that took place in Manhattan on Tuesday evening have been felt in The Bronx.
ICE carried out a sweep on Canal Street, targeting vendors in Chinatown. The area is known to be a hub with vendors selling counterfeit goods for decades. That is who the Department of Homeland Security says they were targeting.
Local elected officials and community leaders took to social media like Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and Governor Kathy Hochul.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement the city had no involvement in this sweep. Emphasizing that his administration has said those recourses should be used against violent criminals, not those chasing the American dream.
As of right now, DHS says they do have one person in custody for assaulting an officer. However, it’s unclear how many people were detained in this operation.