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https://gothamist.com/news/after-protestors-block-ice-in-chinatown-immigrant-advocates-pledge-more-resistance
Immigrant advocates urged New Yorkers Sunday to continue resisting federal immigration enforcement — a day after protestors clashed with the NYPD while trying to block ICE from conducting operations in Chinatown.
And they pressed NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to drop charges against people arrested during the altercations. Police said several people were taken into custody after a group blocked the street and multiple exits, and threw debris, but haven’t provided a count or detailed specific charges. Messages to City Hall this weekend haven’t yet been returned.
“We encourage folks not to engage in a way that is violent and in a way that will give them an excuse to come down even harder,” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams told a gathering at Howard Street and Centre Street Sunday, where a day earlier protesters massed to disrupt an anticipated raid.
The crowd gathered on Saturday obstructed one-way traffic with a pile of garbage to block vehicles from leaving a garage before police erected barricades and ultimately clashed with the group.
“Some people randomly were maced, others were thrown to the ground violently. For what? New York City has been a sanctuary city for decades,” Murad Awawdeh, head of the New York Immigration Coalition, said at Sunday’s rally. “Every single thing that people love about New York City is because of who makes it.”
Immigrant advocates urged New Yorkers Sunday to continue resisting federal immigration enforcement — a day after protestors clashed with the NYPD while trying to block ICE from conducting operations in Chinatown.
And they pressed NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to drop charges against people arrested during the altercations. Police said several people were taken into custody after a group blocked the street and multiple exits, and threw debris, but haven’t provided a count or detailed specific charges. Messages to City Hall this weekend haven’t yet been returned.
“We encourage folks not to engage in a way that is violent and in a way that will give them an excuse to come down even harder,” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams told a gathering at Howard Street and Centre Street Sunday, where a day earlier protesters massed to disrupt an anticipated raid.
The crowd gathered on Saturday obstructed one-way traffic with a pile of garbage to block vehicles from leaving a garage before police erected barricades and ultimately clashed with the group.
“Some people randomly were maced, others were thrown to the ground violently. For what? New York City has been a sanctuary city for decades,” Murad Awawdeh, head of the New York Immigration Coalition, said at Sunday’s rally. “Every single thing that people love about New York City is because of who makes it.”
