Overview
- Homeland Security Investigations conducted an ICE-coordinated sweep targeting street vendors on Canal Street in Chinatown, detaining several people and transporting a group to 26 Federal Plaza.
- Crowds confronted the agents, some tried to block vehicles, and several bystanders were detained as officers displayed pepper spray during tense standoffs observed by reporters.
- Additional federal personnel arrived in combat gear with a BearCat vehicle and long guns, and made further arrests, according to on‑scene accounts.
- HSI said the action was coordinated with ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, while federal agencies did not immediately release arrest totals or detailed comments.
- Advocates worked to verify detentions and estimated roughly 40 arrests, unconfirmed as of Tuesday evening, while Councilmember Christopher Marte condemned the raid; some reports noted a viral post two days earlier urging ICE to target the location.