9 of our so called neighbors were arrested and hopefully will get deported, they have been convicted of counterfeiting, robbery, burglary, domestic violence, possession with intent to sell (drug dealing) forgery. The kind of people progressives love and coddle and hope they are free today to go back and earn a living on Canal Street. Wake up Everybody (to quote Teddy Pendergrass) — S on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

Hi Im a business owner in and around that area. I have seen nypd do raids after raids with some police officers getting hurt handling these illegal migrants selling counterfeit goods and crowding our streets. Guess what? They come back day after day. Its demoralizing and i feel sad for nypd to keep doing the same thing and having the same result Our local law and the due process you hold so highly has not and continue to fail to produced safe and clean streets for us there. These are illegal migrants conducting illegal criminal activity on our streets with impunity. Local officials should cooperate with federal agencies but our local laws forbid it. — Kentoo on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

Where has there not been due process? It’s not authoritarian to enforce the law just because you don't like the guy in office. Don’t blame the federal government when state and local authorities have totally abdicated their responsibility to enforce the law day after day and year after year. Everyone who lives down here knows exactly what is going on there with illegal counterfeiting, illegal drug use/trafficking, all of which is tied to trafficking and money laundering issues. The failure to address this lies at state and local officials feet for turning a blind eye for far too long. It would also help from a mask and unidentified standpoint if people would stop attacking federal officials for merely doing their job. Even here, people were obstructing and causing physical confrontations just because federal officers were enforcing the law. Maybe stop screaming “authoritarianism!” Let them do their jobs and maybe they would be able to enforce e these things in a more calm, and identifiable manner — CK on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

The absurd part of this is that it takes ICE to address the situation of counterfeit goods being sold on virtually every street off of Canal. Where is the NYPD and our local politicians to deal with that? Nowhere, until ICE shows up, and then they complain about ICE, not the illegal activity. I don't support the tactics of ICE, but let's be real, people. You are kind of missing the forest for the trees here... — WCJ on Nine arrested after ICE raids counterfeit vendors

Strongly agree with Peter...and from a journalist who is witnessing the winnowing away of rights in their own profession. — amanda on Nine arrested after ICE raids counterfeit vendors

Just playing up to the constituency I presume. — Cd on Nine arrested after ICE raids counterfeit vendors

Bravo! Thank you POTUS for bringing some much needed law and order to this city. Our local government is too busy with making false promises and spending money it does not have. And thank you Tribeca Citizen for publishing the background on these folks who were arrested. They are clearly not contributing positively to our society. — RB on Nine arrested after ICE raids counterfeit vendors

I’m disappointed by this post. Why are you regurgitating propaganda? Praising the regime for illegally clearing the sidewalks and contravening our rights in the process is disturbing behavior from a favorite local blog. — Peter Cuce on Nine arrested after ICE raids counterfeit vendors

Was it ok to allow criminal illegal aliens to flood our cities at the expense both financially and otherwise of the citizens of this country? — Mr T on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

Well put. Might I add that it is not just Trump, but the GOP who has capitulated to him, his administration which is enacting the Project 2025 agenda, as well as those who voted him into office with the delusion that it won't happen to them. — Heide Fasnacht on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

Agree with F. It MATTERS how things are handled. The notion of cleansing by violent means without upholding the rule of law by untrained thugs in masks is the essence of Fascism. — Heide Fasnacht on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

It's painful and disheartening to see how gleeful people are to surrender their right to due process if it means "cleaning up" one square block. Wealthy, poor, legal, illegal, criminal, or upstanding citizen, we all have the right to due process - something this administration and ICE are running roughshod over. Today, you may have little in common with those who are being arrested without due process and disappeared, but that won't last long. Authoritarian regimes are built to see everyone as the enemy - they are built to destroy. If human history has taught us anything, it is that at some point, these masked, nameless men will come for someone you know, then someone you like, and then you and your family. For what it's worth, know that when that happens, I will post here defending your right to due process. — F on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

Bravo. — mulciber on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

Incidentally, I see the quote above, but Marte is undoubtedly saying this in light of the fact that according to the NYT, the targeted were not all street vendors, nor immigrants. When I refer to "individuals" I'm referring to those whose presence here only to commit the crime of selling counterfeit goods. Several men were handcuffed, only to be released later. Next time you're taken down by a masked brute and handcuffed without cause, your perspective may change. — mulciber on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

No offense meant, but can you cite where Marte called these individuals "community members"? — mulciber on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

Unused lots as outdoor markets, much as what was done for NYC's major "flea markets" in the past. Can't condone selling counterfeit goods, but we have the lots and we have the problem. 2+2. — mulciber on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

Agree 100%. And I'm not aware of any reason that Riker's Island shouldn't be considered for new residential building in the future, assuming the detention complex can viably be removed. It's some 400 acres of beautifully situated land. — mulciber on What Cuomo has said about the White Street jail

Oh. They asked them for ID. And hurt their feelings, no doubt. https://apnews.com/article/immigration-canal-street-protest-arrests-85f88f0820533f584c895fca650d4f42 Really nothing compared to how the illegal immigrants vendors behaved, taking over streets, harassing people. One vendor filmed on YouTube harassing a man (at the corner of Canal and Church St) was among those arrested. — James Bogardus on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

Why is everyone so against the concept of Making America or Tribeca Great Again … These calamity street trouble makers are a major problem not only in Tribeca, the US but also globally. The are like a blight to our city. If you are all for human trafficking and other criminal activities than you have a problem with this. If you are human you don’t. Everyone needs to turn the news off and take a look around. If you are someone who doesn’t give a shit about politics you can see that beyond the rhetoric there are a lot of problems that need clean up. Personally as someone who has had enough with the do nothing about it society, governments, and police it is nice to see change finally. I never thought I would say that but I am leaning towards change now even if it is hard to watch and a bit rough. Tough times call for tough action. — Mata on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

1. Donald is an evil-thug-despot who among other unconscionable things has created a Stasi-like ICE entity. Yes the US and all nations need to have proper administration over borders and immigration - but Donald's ICE operation is horrific as is everything else Donald has done. 2. At the same time, people are not "entitled" to sell stuff on the street, do illegal stuff, block the sidewalk, hassle pedestrians etc. Seems especially egregious and entitled if you've come to NYC from elsewhere - whether from out of state or out of country. (For example, would not be OK for me to go to Mali or Malaysia and sell bikinis on the street or go to Singapore and litter on the street). 3. Ultimately it is the failure of the Mayor and City Council. They've ignored what has been happening and actually prioritized "street vendors" over everyone and anything else. City Council has passed legislation basically protecting illegal street vendors. BTW take a trip out to Elmhurst and see what has happened there - residents, local shops and businesses (immigrant owned for what it is worth) are overwhelmed by the "street vendors" who've basically taken over. — lisa l on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

At last some humanity — Amanda on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

Thank you Ken. Exactly. — Heide Fasnacht on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

Woolworth is 792 feet tall, so a good deal more than the 652 you report for this site. — Komanoff on Deco building on Broadway and Chambers is for sale

We have something called due process you know? Also showing up in masks and guns demanding ID from anyone is who isn’t white (people who were just passing by included) is acceptable to you? — Ken on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette

The more humane way would be to transparently arrest people, not show up armed and demanding ID from anyone who isn’t white. — Ken on ICE agents raid street vendors on Canal and Lafayette