ICE agents raided Chinatown’s Canal Street on Tuesday afternoon, detaining several street vendors in an operation that drew immediate and fierce backlash from bystanders and immigrant advocates.

This is not who we are, and it will never be NYC when I am mayor.

The Statue of Liberty stands in our harbor, not as a decoration, but as a declaration of our values and the promise of America.

Today’s ICE raid in Chinatown was an abuse of federal power by the Trump… https://t.co/Z8QKe4ATCN

— Andrew Cuomo (@andrewcuomo) October 21, 2025