"Just got out of jail for protesting ICE’s violent, authoritarian actions across the country. ICE has no place in NYC #AbolishICE," de Blasio wrote.
Authorities said de Blasio was taken into custody around 6 pm after joining a group that occupied the lobby of the Hilton Garden Inn Tribeca, located on Sixth Avenue near West Broadway. He was charged with disorderly conduct after declining to comply with NYPD instructions to leave the premises.
“I was arrested while protesting the deployment of ICE agents to New York City,” de Blasio told the New York Daily News. “ICE is operating like a rogue, authoritarian agency, snatching people, including many US citizens, off the streets with impunity."
“ICE’s violent and authoritarian tactics are un-American. Clamping down on protests and murdering citizens for the crime of speaking out and protesting is a direct contradiction of the founding principles of our country. ICE has no place in New York City.”
Inside the hotel lobby, protesters remained for over 45 minutes, holding signs that read “Hilton stop housing ICE” and “Hilton don’t let ICE stay.”
When de Blasio was released, he posted to X, “Just got out of jail for protesting ICE’s violent, authoritarian actions across the country. ICE has no place in NYC #AbolishICE.”
Police arrested a total of 66 people. Most were charged with criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct. Two individuals faced additional charges of obstruction of government administration for allegedly interfering with officers removing protesters. Those two received desk appearance tickets, an NYPD spokesperson said.
"Many of the cops on duty that night were the children of immigrants or immigrants themselves. I believe that they too understood the stakes of the present crisis,” de Blasio said.
De Blasio has previously written in an op-ed that he was scared of police and had the “talk” with his dad about being a black teen interacting with police.
An organizer with Sunrise Movement NYC explained that activists targeted the Tribeca Hilton after receiving tips suggesting ICE agents were staying there. “We were following the lead of our friends in Minneapolis who have been dealing with Hiltons there housing ICE agents,” said Carly Shaffer, 25. “They’ve been leading a pretty aggressive campaign to get Hilton to stop housing ICE agents. If these agents don’t have a place to sleep, they can’t be in our neighborhoods terrorizing them.”
A law enforcement official later disputed the claim, saying no ICE agents were present at the hotel that night.
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