Overview
- Homeland Security said ICE and partner agencies conducted a targeted operation on Canal Street focused on criminal activity tied to counterfeit goods, with at least one arrest for assaulting a federal officer.
- Multiple federal units, including HSI, CBP, FBI, DEA, ATF and IRS-CI, deployed masked tactical teams with long guns and an armored BearCat vehicle as agents detained several people.
- Crowds confronted officers during the sweep and later at 26 Federal Plaza, where protesters and some bystanders were detained after clashes that involved the threat or use of pepper spray and batons.
- The NYPD said it had no involvement in the Canal Street operation, and City Hall reiterated that New York does not cooperate with federal civil deportation actions under local law.
- Reports varied on the number detained, as advocates worked to identify those taken into custody, and the raid followed social media posts by influencer Savanah Hernandez urging federal action at the location.