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Dozens of protesters were detained Tuesday evening in Manhattan after staging a sit-in at a hotel lobby they said was housing U.S. immigration agents, according to The New York Times.
More than 100 demonstrators gathered inside the Hilton Garden Inn on Sixth Avenue near Canal Street in the TriBeCa neighborhood, protesting against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Protesters chanted slogans against ICE and wore black T-shirts bearing anti-ICE messages. They also criticized the Hilton hotel chain, alleging that it was providing accommodation to ICE agents.
Hotel staff and guests appeared confused during the protest, and it was not immediately clear whether ICE agents were staying at the hotel.
Police officers entered the hotel lobby and warned protesters that those who refused to leave would be arrested. Many demonstrators left the building following the warning, while reporters were also forced to exit. About 50 protesters remained inside.
Officers from the New York Police Department’s Strategic Response Group later moved in to detain the remaining protesters.
Police said there were “multiple” arrests but did not immediately provide details on the number of people detained or possible charges.
The Manhattan protest followed a similar demonstration in Minneapolis after the deaths of Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a mother of three, and Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse, who were fatally shot this month in separate incidents involving ICE agents.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said both individuals posed a threat to agents, a claim disputed by politicians, journalists and civil rights groups, who cited video footage from the incidents.
The two deaths have triggered protests across Minnesota and other parts of the United States, with demonstrators calling for accountability, transparency and independent investigations into federal immigration enforcement actions.
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