ICE agents apparently aren't welcome in New York City. They detained a Guyanese
man in Queens’ Richmond Hill neighborhood on May 30 as he was heading to Kew
Gardens for a court appearance, but the man’s wife and dozens of bystanders
kept the agents from taking him away. New York police officers eventually
arrived to help the besieged feds. The incident raises two questions: how many
of these spontaneous protests are taking place around the country but going
unreported, and why did the NYPD violate its stated policy by aiding the ICE
agents?—TPOI editor
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| The NYPD comes to the aid of stymied ICE agents. Photo: NBC New York |
SEE IT: Federal immigration agents forced to call for backup after residents
attempt to stop arrest in Queens
“[The ICE agents] didn’t even look her way. They didn’t care. This is what Trump is doing.”
By Elizabeth Keogh and Thomas
Tracy, New York Daily News
May 31, 2017
A woman kneeled in front of federal
immigration agents and prayed Tuesday as they walked her brother — accused of
burglary and reentering the country illegally — to an unmarked car in Queens.
Tensions were high around 10 a.m.
on 112th St. near 101st Ave. in Richmond Hill. More than 30 residents were
shouting and trying desperately to keep the feds from arresting Hardat Sampat,
who is from Guyana.[...]
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Dozens of Residents Try to Stop ICE
Arrest in Queens: Reports
By NBC New York
May 30, 2017
Dozens of residents banded together
Tuesday to try to stop federal immigration agents from arresting an
undocumented man wanted by police for burglary, according to reports.
The neighbors gathered on 112th
Street in Richmond Hill as ICE agents were arresting 35-year-old Hardat Sampat.
[...]
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ICE calls for NYPD backup while
taking person into custody
By Aliza Chasan, WPIX-TV
May 30, 2017
RICHMOND HILL, Queens — Police
officers with the NYPD were called to assist federal immigration agents in
Queens Tuesday morning, an NYPD spokesperson said.
A large crowd gathered around 10
a.m. when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were trying to take
someone into custody, police said.[...]
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