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New York vigilantes take down ‘migrant’ on live TV – but he was from the US

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Curtis Sliwa during a debate in the race for New York City mayor, in New York City on 26 October 2021. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/AP

As Sean Hannity was interviewing the founder of the Guardian Angels, a New York City-based vigilante group known for targeting immigrants, an off-screen disturbance took place and the camera panned to show group members confronting an unidentified man, pushing him to the sidewalk and placing him in a headlock.

The bizarre incident played out Tuesday night during the primetime segment on Fox News meant to highlight alleged disorder and crime Hannity claimed was caused by asylum seekers arriving in New York City.

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