CHINATOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) – ICE agents swarmed Canal Street on Wednesday to crack down on street vendors selling counterfeit goods.

New Yorkers were caught on video raging at the sight of armored trucks flanked by agents wearing bulletproof vests and tactical gear, with some of them masked. U.S. citizens were thrown to the ground in the clash and then hauled away for getting in the way of ICE operations, video showed.

The resistance from residents forced the agents to retreat and regroup to grow their presence in Foley Square, outside of their offices at 26 Federal Plaza.

“Mayor Adams has been clear that undocumented New Yorkers trying to pursue the American Dream should not be the target of law enforcement, and resources should instead be focused on violent criminals,” the mayor’s o

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