A dramatic ICE raid on unlicensed sidewalk vendors in the Big Apple nabbed a crew of dangerous illegal migrants — including Senegalese outlaws with lengthy rap sheets for drug trafficking, robbery, domestic violence and assaults on cops, the feds said Wednesday.
Federal agents descended on the long-troubled Chinatown strip on Canal Street between Lafayette and Centre Streets on Tuesday, rounding up illegal vendors who peddle knockoff designer bags and stolen goods.
Nine migrants — the majority of whom were released into the US under the Biden administration — were arrested and taken into custody for deportation, Homeland Security officials said.
Federal officials said nine illegal immigrants from Africa, including some with long rap sheets, were busted Tuesday. William Farrington
Federal immigration agents converged on Canal Street Tuesday to break up an illegal sidewalk vending operation. William Farrington
“ICE conducted a targeted, intelligence-driven enforcement operation on Canal Street in New York City, focused on criminal activity relating to selling counterfeit goods,” Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement Wednesday.
“ICE arrested nine illegal aliens with criminal histories including robbery, burglary, domestic violence, assaulting law enforcement, counterfeiting, drug trafficking, drug possession and forgery,” she added.
Homeland Security officials said many of the immigrants arrested were Senegalese outlaws with long rap sheets. William Farrington
Protesters massed amid ICE raids in Chinatown Tuesday, prompting two arrests by the NYPD, officials said. ZUMAPRESS.com
The raid came just hours after conservative social media influencer Savanah Hernandez posted from the unkept block, calling the scene “the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.”
The Post has long reported on the illegal vendors, who pack the sidewalks with fake and stolen merchandise, blocking access to legit retailers and leaving trash strewn long the street.
“They take over the sidewalk,” one merchant said Wednesday. “People can’t pass. The vendors don’t care.
The raid came just hours after conservative social media influencer Savanah Hernandez posted from the unkept block, calling the scene “the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.” Department Of Homeland Security
A large amount of street vendors selling counterfeit goods line Canal Street before Tuesday’s ICE raid.Stephen Yang
Canal Street near Lafayette Street appears eerily deserted on Wednesday following the raid.Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post
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“We talk to them. They want to fight,” he added.
“It’s usually the new ones. I spoke to one of them. He said, ‘What’s your problem?’ I don’t fight them. I just leave.”
NYPD quality-of-life cops have repeatedly raided the vendors, only to have them flee and return later.
Despite the brazen peddlers who were cuffed being in the country illegally and boasting disturbing rap sheets, the federal raid sparked heated protests.
The Post has reported on the unkempt outdoor illegal immigrant market on Canal Street in Chinatown for over a year. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post
Two hysterical protesters were charged by New York’s Finest, including Jennifer Hansen, a 34-year-old anarchist with six prior busts, including a June 7 arrest for allegedly kicking a cop.
On Tuesday, police said Hansen was charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct for allegedly blocking traffic and interfering with cops.
A 33-year-old demonstrator was also cited for disorderly conduct but was not identified.
Federal immigration agents busted nine illegal immigrants and the NYPD charged two protesters in a wild Tuesday. ZUMAPRESS.com
Police said Big Apple protesters tried to interfere with ICE raids in Chinatown on Tuesday, with two of them charged. AP
Five Senegalese migrants were arrested by the feds, including Muhammad Ndiaye, who entered the US on a tourist visa but was supposed to leave in 1995.
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Fellow Senegalese illegals were arrested, including Idy Sarr, who was the subject of a 2010 deportation order; Sergigne Diop, who was caught at the US border last year but released by the Biden administration; and Modou Mboup, who was part of a caravan that entered the US but was also released by the previous administration.
The feds said the ICE raid in Chinatown was based on reports of illegal immigrant peddlers on the block. Gregory P. Mango
An abandoned suit case and someone belongs are seen on the corner of Centre Street near canal street on Wednesday, October 22. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post
Alione Sy, another Senegalese migrant, remained in the country after his tourist visa expired in May 2023.
Amadou Diallo, an illegal immigrant from Guinea; Bokar Soko, a fugitive counterfeiter from Mauritania; Mamadou Ndoye, a native of Mali who was ordered deported in 2008; and accused counterfeiter Aboubakar Diakite, whose native country is not provided, round out the list.
While all nine were in the country illegally, six of the immigrants have criminal records, including Ndiaye, who has been busted for robbery, domestic violence, drugs and forgery, federal officials said.
Mboup has an assault on Mexican law enforcement on his rap sheet.