There are growing concerns in one New York City neighborhood after a man was forcibly taken into custody by federal agents wearing face coverings on Wednesday morning.
The enforcement in Upper Manhattan happened in front of families and small business owners, prompting officials to say there’s now a heightened sense of fear in the immigrant community.
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Here’s what witnesses say happened
The raid took place at the corner of West 157th Street and Broadway — a busy area in Washington Heights. Screams were heard from the man being detained, followed by people shouting at the federal agents to “Show your faces!”
“There was a group of Homeland Security agents trying to wrench a guy out of a black car,” said resident Peter Green, who was walking his family to the train station…