The fallout from a brutal ICE raid on Chinatown’s Canal Avenue continued Tuesday night time when fuming New Yorkers and native elected officers marched outdoors of 26 Federal Plaza demanding that federal brokers depart the Large Apple.
Photograph by Dean Moses
The fallout from a brutal ICE raid on Chinatown’s Canal Avenue continued Tuesday night time when fuming New Yorkers and native elected officers marched outdoors of 26 Federal Plaza demanding that federal brokers depart the Large Apple.
Effectively previous sunset Tuesday night time, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander, and a slew of Metropolis Council members stomped outdoors the Division of Homeland Safety workplaces and immigration court docket home with a legion of sign-toting residents enraged over the federal immigration enforcement escalation that noticed ICE officers arrest dozens of immigrant distributors in Chinatown — then conflict with bystanders who confronted the masked males.
Closely armed federal brokers had guided an armored automobile by means of the streets again to 26 Federal Plaza whereas New Yorkers gave chase. Some brokers brandished machine weapons alongside the best way.
As pictures from the chaos unfold, extra folks gathered outdoors of 26 Federal Plaza, together with native elected officers.
Metropolis Council Member Tiffany Caban confronts an officer at a rally outdoors 26 Federal Plaza on Oct. 21, 2025.Photograph by Dean Moses
“Street vendors are not a national security threat; they’re a big part of what makes New York City, New York City. There is no excuse for sending military style vehicles and a national law enforcement response for street vendors,” Lander mentioned. “What we need to all be doing is show up to say ICE out of New York.”
Whereas elected officers referred to as upon the general public to stage a rebuke of masked, armed authorities police pulling folks off the streets, additionally they pleaded for demonstrations to stay peaceable — fearing that acts of violence may give President Trump ammunition to flood town with armed troops simply as he has completed in different American cities.
The fallout from a brutal ICE raid on Canal Avenue continued Tuesday night time when fuming New Yorkers and native elected officers marched outdoors of 26 Federal Plaza demanding that federal brokers depart the Large Apple.Photograph by Dean Moses
“We are in very scary times. We’re asking New Yorkers, it’s time to step up, but it’s really important that you don’t engage in behavior, don’t follow people who are trying to engage in behavior that will give them the excuse they are looking for to further invade New York City with a show of military force,” Williams mentioned.
Regardless of the warning, some protesters tried to periodically block vans that emerged from the power, resulting in the NYPD making a number of arrests.
Cops additionally could possibly be seen shoving protesters. At one level, Queens Metropolis Council Member Tiffany Cabán tried to step in, just for her to be shoved as effectively.
The fallout from a brutal ICE raid on Canal Avenue continued Tuesday night time when fuming New Yorkers and native elected officers marched outdoors of 26 Federal Plaza demanding that federal brokers depart the Large Apple.Photograph by Dean Moses
“My message also is to the folks who are being deployed. If you are a military member, if you are a federal law enforcement agent, you took oaths, and part of those oaths say that you do not, should not obey illegal, unconstitutional orders,” Cabán mentioned. “You too can stand up and say no.”
Extra protests are anticipated to happen over the approaching days, with an illustration scheduled for Wednesday night time.
