FROM FOX NEWS: A dramatic standoff in upstate New York between immigration agents, roofers and protesters ended with officials leaving the scene with slashed tires Tuesday.
The confrontation happened at a residential job site where one worker was detained and others refused to come down from a rooftop in Rochester’s Park Avenue area.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other federal agencies arrived at the sanctuary city home to carry out a removal operation of the suspected illegal immigrants.
One roofer was taken into custody, while others stayed on the rooftop, WXXI News reported.
Soon, over 100 protesters had flocked to the scene, some chanting “shame” and calling the agents “gestapo,” according to the NPR radio station.
One CBP vehicle allegedly left the scene on four slashed tires as the crowd celebrated.
After a four-hour standoff, federal agents left without detaining additional workers, marking a win for the group of activists.
WXXI reports that the Western New York Coalition of Farmworker Serving Agencies helped mediate the standoff.
“The coalition is committed to standing alongside farmworkers, immigrants, and migrants to ensure dignity, fairness, and access to justice,” coalition Executive Director Irene Sanchez said in a news release.
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