The New York Post reported that on June 7, nearly 150 protesters in New York City attempted to block the U.S. federal authorities from conducting a raid to search for immigrants in Lower Manhattan. During the process, they clashed with the police and more than 20 people were arrested.
According to reports, several angry masked demonstrators shouted at the police, "scumbags," while others sat in the road and threw objects at an unmarked white vehicle trying to leave the location of the U.S. Immigration Court. This temporarily obstructed traffic, but the police eventually allowed the vehicle to depart.
Videos showed that after the vehicle left, the scene remained chaotic, with nearly 40 NYPD officers and federal police clashing with the protesters.
Tricia McClaughlin, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, praised the swift response of the police after "thugs" disrupted the law enforcement actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
In a statement provided to The New York Post, Secretary of Homeland Security Krisstie Nome conveyed a clear message to the "thugs": "You will not stop us, nor will you slow down our pace of enforcement against illegal immigrants."
After ICE and other agencies began a tough raid operation targeting illegal immigrants on June 6, protesters held demonstrations for two consecutive days in Los Angeles. It was reported that over 1,000 people surrounded and attacked a building housing a federal agency and clashed with the police. As of July 7, 45 people had been arrested.
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