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CHNGE“In a wild scene outside Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza, ICE agents tried to roll out with an unmarked van—and got rolled on instead. Protesters in Lower Manhattan formed a human wall, boxed in the van, and literally forced ICE to retreat back inside the building like they were trying to return a package. The crowd, made up of local organizers, immigrant rights advocates, and a whole lot of fed-up New Yorkers, turned what was supposed to be a quiet pickup into a full-blown showdown. People dragged barricades and trash bins into the street, chanted “No ICE in our city,” and stood their ground until the agents backed off. The van didn’t just get delayed—it got canceled like a bad MTA train. Footage from the scene showed ICE agents overwhelmed, NYPD showing up to make arrests, and one protester getting dragged off like it was the last scene in a Spike Lee movie. Officials later confirmed over a dozen people were detained for blocking a federal operation. ICE, naturally, called it obstruction. Protesters called it justice. Let’s be real: when you’ve got feds getting boxed out in front of their own building by grandmas with signs and students with megaphones, that’s not a routine enforcement action. That’s a message. New Yorkers didn’t just protest—they physically shut it down.” [caption + content via @hipmagazineorg] #ICE #FederalPlaza #NewYorkCity #ImmigrationProtest #Manhattan #NYPD #NoICE #DirectAction #DailyShowTone #ImmigrantRights
On the profile · Jun 11, 2025