Overview
- Video from West 157th Street and Broadway shows agents forcing a man into an unmarked SUV as onlookers shouted for them to show their faces.
- NYPD officers responded to a 911 call, sustained minor injuries in the scuffle, and withdrew after the agents identified themselves, with police noting they cannot perform civil immigration enforcement.
- ICE and Homeland Security Investigations did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Law enforcement sources identified the man taken into custody as Cesar Cortez, 36, of Guatemala, a detail not confirmed by federal agencies.
- Council Member Shaun Abreu and Comptroller Brad Lander condemned the incident, and amNewYork reported at least one agent also took part in the Oct. 21 Canal Street raid.