https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-raid-canal-street-nyc-b2850306.html
ICE raids NYC’s Canal Street vendors following complaint from MAGA influencer: ‘Check this corner out’
Hundreds of angry New Yorkers clashed with federal agents as they carried out an anti-immigration operation on the city’s famed Canal Street
Rhian Lubin in New York, Jake Offenhartz
Wednesday 22 October 2025 18:01 BST
An immigration sweep targeted New York City vendors just days after a conservative influencer tagged Immigration and Customs Enforcement on social media to “check this corner out.”
Hundreds of angry New Yorkers clashed with federal agents Tuesday afternoon at the city’s famed Canal Street, an area which for years has been a not-so-underground market for knock-off designer handbags, watches, perfumes and sunglasses as well as phones and other electronics.
Protesters attempted to block immigration agents from carrying out the operation when scenes turned ugly.
The day after the raid, which resulted in nine arrests of migrants and four protestors, signs were posted on light poles in the area. They warned migrants about he raids and told them to call for help from inside a “non-public” space such as a church, where agents need a judicial warrant to make arrests.
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