Dozens of people in New York gathered at a government building Saturday in a standoff against agents from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Videos circulating on social media showed protesters clashing with the local New York Police Department (NYPD) upon learning of plans by the ICE agents to capture and round up migrants in the area.
On Saturday, approximately 150 protesters assembled around a government building in lower Manhattan and engaged in a standoff against the NYPD. The protesters gathered upon learning that ICE agents were in the area to conduct another round-up of immigrants. Barricades were enforced by the NYPD as the standoff between protesters, the police, and ICE agents took place.
