Demonstrators were protesting United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement ramping up arrests of immigrants in the city and across the country. Protesters face off with NYPD

Cops responded to the scene outside immigration court at Federal Plaza where protesters were sitting in the middle of the roadway blocking traffic.

The Department of Homeland Security thanked the NYPD for arresting rioters who interfered with immigration enforcement in a X post on Saturday evening. According to a social media post from DHS, up to 150 rioters interrupted U.