{"id":11366,"date":"2025-10-21T23:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/11366\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T23:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:12:26","slug":"attorney-witnesses-chaotic-scene-as-ice-agents-make-arrests-in-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/11366\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney witnesses chaotic scene as ICE agents make arrests in Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK (PIX11) \u2014 An attorney was at work when she witnessed chaos erupting as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/ice-agents-clash-large-crowd-204532327.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ICE agents clashed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ICE agents clashed<\/a> with a large crowd in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nicole Waknine was in her office in Manhattan when she saw dozens of federal agents engaging with citizens near Lafayette Street just after 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Agents could be seen pushing people as a car attempted to pull through. Within 30 minutes, hundreds of people were in the streets screaming things like \u201cshame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI didn\u2019t feel safe, it was very chaotic, and it was very upsetting,\u201d Waknine said in a phone call with PIX11 News. \u201cA crowd was forming around a car and trying to intervene. Officers were making arrests on Canal and Lafayette Street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ICE agents were believed to be targeting West African vendors who sell counterfeit merchandise on Canal Street, which the NYPD has been cracking down on over the past year. Immigration advocates estimate that around 40 people were arrested, but they are still trying to get the numbers confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Waknine, who said she works down in Lower Manhattan, can imagine who ICE agents were going after, although she didn\u2019t witness arrests of any alleged migrants. She stated that the crowd eventually dispersed, and at one point, it gathered at 26 Federal Plaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story comprises reporting from PIX11 News reporter Emily Rahhal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/matthew-euzarraga\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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