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The New York City Fire Department and law enforcement respond to an incendiary device outside the New York federal building in lower Manhattan, Monday, July 20, 2026, in New York. | Larry Neumeister, Associated Press <\/p>\n
\u201cThis morning an individual deployed an incendiary device outside of 26 Federal Plaza. The individual has been taken into custody and the FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident,\u201d the FBI said in a statement<\/a> to Fox News. A firearm was also discovered in relation to the event, but the FBI did not confirm whether or not it belonged to the suspect. <\/p>\n FBI statement to @FoxNews<\/a>:<\/p>\n “This morning an individual deployed an incendiary device outside of 26 Federal Plaza. The individual has been taken into custody and the FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident.”<\/p>\n NYPD tells FOX there was a “found\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/bUdDbryRxC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The Department of Homeland Security said on X<\/a> that the attack was done by an \u201canti-ICE rioter,\u201d who had a bag that apparently contained two pellet guns and a manifesto. <\/p>\n At approximately 8:20 AM, an anti-ICE rioter launched fireworks outside of 26 Federal Plaza, grazing a bystander and poured what is believed to be gasoline on the stairs of the entrance of the building and set it on fire. \u2014 Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The investigation is ongoing. <\/p>\n Border czar: Anti-ICE rhetoric is the problem<\/p>\n NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted on social media<\/a> that he found the attack \u201cdeeply disturbing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat occurred outside 26 Federal Plaza this morning was deeply disturbing,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m relieved no one was seriously injured and that a suspect is in custody. My team is in touch with the NYPD and we will support the federal investigation. Our administration will continue to ensure that every New Yorker is safe in their city \u2014 and hold accountable any who threaten that.\u201d<\/p>\n What occurred outside 26 Federal Plaza this morning was deeply disturbing. I\u2019m relieved no one was seriously injured and that a suspect is in custody. My team is in touch with the NYPD and we will support the federal investigation.<\/p>\n Our administration will continue to ensure that\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Though his comments received backlash as some people blamed his past rhetoric against federal law enforcement, in particular ICE, as fueling the animosity toward agents. <\/p>\n \u201cI appreciate the comments from Mamdani and Jeffries, but too little too late,\u201d White House border czar Tom Homan said on Fox News<\/a>. \u201cThey spent a year attacking ICE \u2014 \u2018Let\u2019s abolish ICE. They\u2019re fascists; ICE are Nazis, ICE are racists.\u2019 … I\u2019m sure if you asked that person why he did it, he would repeat the talking points I just said.\u201d<\/p>\n .@RealTomHoman<\/a>: “I appreciate the comments from Mamdani and Jeffries, but too little too late. They spent a year attacking ICE\u2014’Let\u2019s abolish ICE. They’re fascists; ICE are Nazis, ICE are racists’…I’m sure if you asked that person why he did it, he would repeat the talking\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/Wyr9NCjlxI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/a0o8bG9d2m<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Homan appeared to get emotional on Monday as he told members of the press<\/a> the dangers law enforcement agents encounter for doing their job. <\/p>\n \u201cI said this a year ago; if the hateful rhetoric doesn\u2019t stop, there will be bloodshed. Unfortunately, I was right. It\u2019s not over yet. … I\u2019m afraid that we\u2019re going to bury an ICE agent,\u201d he said<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cGuys \u2014 ICE agents are moms and dads too,\u201d Homan continued. \u201cIt\u2019s not just an attack on the ICE agents, it\u2019s an attack on their spouses and children. No one knows that better than me. … I can\u2019t even get a quart of milk at a grocery store without a security detail. Why? Because I\u2019m enforcing laws. It\u2019s pathetic and it\u2019s disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n Border Czar Tom Homan: “I said this a year ago; if the hateful rhetoric doesn’t stop, there will be bloodshed. Unfortunately I was right. It’s not over yet…I’m afraid that we’re going to bury an ICE agent.” pic.twitter.com\/hOChgBKl8p<\/a><\/p>\n
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A FPS Protective Security Officer swiftly tackled and\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/YMHznaInWW<\/a><\/p>\n