As Sean Hannity was interviewing the founder of the Guardian Angels, a New York City-based vigilante group known for targeting immigrants, an off-screen disturbance took place and the camera panned to show group members confronting an unidentified man, pushing him to the sidewalk and placing him in a headlock.

Curtis Sliwa, the Guardian Angels founder, proclaimed: “In fact, our guys have just taken down one of the migrant guys on the corner of 42nd and Seventh where all of this has taken place.” Throwing his hands in the air, he added: “They’ve taken over!”

The man is not a “migrant” but rather a New Yorker from the Bronx, police said on Wednesday afternoon. Though Sliwa claimed the man had been caught shoplifting, police provided no evidence to support the allegation.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Sliwa said he had believed the man was a migrant because he had been “speaking Spanish”.

“He was put down so he wouldn’t hurt himself or anyone else,” said Sliwa.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/07/guardian-angels-curtis-sliwa-sean-hannity-fox-news-live-tv

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/media/new-york-city-vigilante-group-fox-news/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCwVckAVhuM