ICE CRACKDOWN SWEEPS CHINATOWN’S CANAL STREET; PROTESTS ERUPT AS CITY HALL SAYS ‘NO COOPERATION’

Federal agents conducted a joint ICE operation on Canal Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown, prompting vendors to disperse and protesters to gather. City Hall emphasized it does not assist with civil deportation enforcement and sent officials to monitor the scene; the NYPD said it had no involvement but may intervene if the operation is obstructed. The action adds to recent NYC tensions over federal immigration enforcement and sparked fresh demonstrations. The story is developing.