Over 80 people were arrested as a massive anti-ICE protest in Lower Manhattan Tuesday devolved into chaos with shrieking, sign-holding demonstrators flooding the streets, clashing with cops and hurling objects at officers.
Thousands of angry New Yorkers took to the streets near Foley Square in the shadow of City Hall to protest the Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportations ongoing in the city and throughout the country.
As the sky grew dark, over 80 demonstrators were taken into custody by the NYPD at several locations across downtown in the area surrounding Federal Plaza, according to police sources.
Many of the people cuffed were charged with disorderly conduct and the number of arrests is expected to grow as the department does a final tally, according to the sources.
After multiple hours of vociferous protesting during the daylight, several chaotic scenes broke out across downtown after the sun set.
Large groups of protesters, many wearing keffiyehs associated with pro-Palestine political movements, carried on in opposition to the NYPD, which ordered a level three mobilization to handle the mass of people.
New York City — A black woman pleads with leftist rioters to stop blocking traffic so that she can drive to work. The man laughs and mocks her. Video by @sav_says_: pic.twitter.com/SVfIZwhWpw— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) June 11, 2025
Some protesters threw water bottles and other objects at police officers, according to police sources and video.
Others chanted “Shame! Shame!” as the NYPD took masked demonstrators into custody, video showed.
Several protesters were pepper-sprayed during the course of arrests — some of which were violent.
A woman wearing a black-and-white keffiyeh was aggressively slammed to the ground by several NYPD officers, appearing to bang her head on the toppled barricades, a Post reporter witnessed.
One NYPD officer appeared to twice use pepper spray during the course of that apprehension.
Another wild apprehension was caught on camera with police corralling a masked man by his backpack — also appearing to take into custody his friend who attempted to intervene in the initial NYPD stop.
Dozens more arrests on both sides of 26 Federal Plaza as NYPD continues targeting people at random trying to disperse the crowds around the ICE building. Over 20 arrests today so far, jail support ongoing at 1 Police Plaza.
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