{"id":55799,"date":"2025-11-29T21:20:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T21:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/55799\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T21:20:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T21:20:05","slug":"mayhem-on-canal-street-protesters-clash-with-ice-nypd-over-apparent-massive-enforcement-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/55799\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayhem on Canal Street: Protesters clash with ICE, NYPD over apparent massive enforcement operation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Mayhem\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Mayhem erupted outside of a Chinatown parking garage on Saturday after protesters learned of a massive ICE presence inside.<\/p>\n

Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n

Mayhem erupted outside of a Chinatown parking garage on Saturday after protesters learned of a massive ICE<\/a> presence inside.\n<\/p>\n

A band of anti-ICE protesters confronted a group of masked Feds on Howard Center Streets as they were apparently preparing for a massive raid.\n<\/p>\n

In an attempt to prevent the agents from leaving, a group of growing New Yorkers blocked both entrances and used objects like wooden pallets and traffic barriers to block them in.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIs this what makes you feel good? Tearing families apart?\u201d One woman screamed.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cICE out of New York!\u201d The group chanted.\n<\/p>\n

At about 11:45 a.m. on Nov. 29, the NYPD appeared on the scene and began to immediately clear the area in what developed into an all-out brawl.\n<\/p>\n

Boxes and trash cans were hurled through the air at law enforcement while cops themselves battered protesters with nightsticks and tackled them to the ground.\n<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo by Dean Moses \"\"<\/a>Photo by Dean Moses \"\"<\/a>Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n

Unrelenting, the irate protesters retreated down the block, where they pulled trash out of a dumpster and covered the street in debris in hopes of blocking a path. This resulted in several more arrests.<\/p>\n

Local City Council Member Christopher Marte arrived on the scene and thanked the protesters, saying they stopped a massive ICE enforcement operation.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really disturbing to see ICE agents organized and prepare for a massive raid today. I want to thank the protesters who are out here today that really stopped people from being arrested and out into the deportation process,\u201d Marte said.<\/p>\n

However, he went on to charge that he believes the NYPD is collaborating with ICE after they rushed to the scene to break up the protest.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really frustrated that the NYPD seems to be working with ICE and making it easier for them to facilitate arrests and deportations,\u201d Marte said. \u201cIf you\u2019re here today, you\u2019ll see that there\u2019s some sort of coordination. This wasn\u2019t done blindly.\u201d<\/p>\n

An NYPD spokesperson vehemently denied that the department worked with federal agents on Nov. 29. The city\u2019s sanctuary laws expressly forbid the NYPD from collaborating with federal agencies on immigration enforcement operations.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo by Dean Moses \"\"<\/a>Photo by Dean Moses \"\"<\/a>Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NYPD was not in coordination with today\u2019s federal operation and does not conduct civil immigration enforcement, period,\u201d an NYPD spokesperson said.\n<\/p>\n

Sources familiar with the incident report that Commissioner Jessica Tisch told FBI Director Kash Patel that Saturday\u2019s operation was unacceptable.\n<\/p>\n

Later in the afternoon, a convoy of federal vehicles left the garage but were immediately followed by protesters who began throwing plant pots, trash cans, and other items in front of the vehicles.<\/p>\n

During the chaos, several protestors, journalists, and even cops were doused with pepper spray by one sergeant from the SRG Unit. While the exact arrest number hasn\u2019t been determined, police sources report that it is in the double digits.<\/p>\n

It is unclear whether ICE made any detainments or if the protests halted the scheduled operation.
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