Minneapolis ICE shooting: Protest at Manhattan's Foley Square in response to officer's killing of motorist
A protest against ICE, stemming from Wednesday's deadly shooting in Minneapolis , is being held at Foley Square in Manhattan.
Protestors began slowly trickling into Foley Square Wednesday night for what immigration advocates in the city called an emergency rally in response to the incident in Minneapolis.
Notably, Foley Square sits between the federal courthouse and 26 Federal Plaza, which is the Department of Homeland Security headquarters in New York.
Protests have been largely peaceful in response to ICE actions, but at times here, they have gotten tense with a handful of demonstrators getting arrestedfor obstructing the entry and exit points to the building.
It remains to be seen what happens Wednesday night.
In the meantime, reaction from local leaders is pouring in.
All eyes are on Mayor Zohran Mamdani who campaigned to uphold sanctuary city laws and not cooperate with ICE.
The mayor spoke out about the shooting on Wednesday evening.
"The news coming out of Minneapolis is horrific. This is one part that has been a year full of cruelty, and we know that when ICE agents attack immigrants, they attack every one of us across this country," he said. "This is a city and will always be a city that stands up for immigrants across the five boroughs. I have made it clear to everyone in my city government, and that includes NYPD that we are going to uphold sanctuary city policies. We are going to adhere to them."
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, for his part, in statement said, "Secretary Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar and has zero credibility. The masked ICE agent who pulled the trigger should be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law for acting with depraved indifference to human life."
New York's senior Senator Chuck Schumer added, "DHS agents should not be patrolling our neighborhoods like an occupying force-their presence is only creating chaos and costing lives."
It was only less than two months ago when the mayor met with President Donald Trump in what was a surprisingly cordial Oval Office visit.
The president previously had threatened to arrest the mayor if he interfered with ICE, but in that meeting he said he would work with the mayor on reducing crime.
The president has yet to respond to the mayor.
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