ICE Raids Street Days After Conservative Influencer Complained About It
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ICE agents raided New York City’s Canal Street on Tuesday, just days after a conservative influencer complained about that exact spot.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out a raid on Chinatown on Tuesday. Assistant Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said agencies “conducted a targeted, intelligence-driven enforcement operation” that was “focused on criminal activity relating to selling counterfeit goods.”
According to McLaughlin, one rioter was arrested for assault on a federal officer in the area.
“During this law enforcement operation, rioters who were shouting obscenities, became violent and obstructed law enforcement duties, including blocking vehicles and assaulting law enforcement,” she said.
As former Politico reporter Max Tani pointed out, the ICE raid followed a MAGA influencer complaining about the neighborhood.
“Two days after a conservative media influencer tagged ICE and complained that immigrants were selling merch on Canal street, immigration officials raided the area,” Tani wrote.
Savannah Hernandez has posted a number of videos about Canal Street.
“A huge group of African illegal immigrants are operating a black market on the corner of Broadway and Canal St in New York City,” she posted this week, long with video. “The entire sidewalk is filled with illegals who state they are from Senegal and I watched as they fled police. This corner looks exactly like the streets of Paris and the migrants even became angry and tried to tell me I couldn’t film (similar to Paris).”
In her video posted to social media, Hernandez warned ICE to check out the neighborhood for “illegals” amid President Donald Trump’s mass deportations.
“There were at least 20-30 illegals in the area conducting business that they know is against the law, however, this seems to be a common occurrence on this street and business is booming,” she wrote. “Perhaps [ICE] should go check this corner out.”
