Anti-ICE protesters mob NYC hospital as 9 activists arrested in chaotic clash with law enforcement
Nine anti-ICE protesters were arrested during a chaotic confrontation outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn after a group of around 100 activists gathered to block federal agents from leaving with a detained man. The protest, which involved blocking hospital entrances and clashing with police, lasted several hours and ended with ICE agents using pepper spray and fleeing in an SUV. The NYPD stated they were on scene to maintain order and denied cooperating with ICE, despite witness claims otherwise.
- ▪Approximately 100 anti-ICE activists gathered outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick, Brooklyn, on Saturday night.
- ▪The protest turned chaotic, with demonstrators blocking emergency access and clashing with police, leading to nine arrests on charges including resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration.
- ▪ICE agents left the hospital around 2 a.m., using pepper spray on the crowd and striking a person with their SUV as they departed.
- ▪Witnesses alleged NYPD collaborated with ICE by providing a jack for vehicle repairs, which contradicts New York’s sanctuary city policy.
- ▪The NYPD maintained they were present solely to maintain public order and did not assist ICE in their operation.
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Metro Anti-ICE protesters mob NYC hospital as 9 activists arrested in chaotic clash with law enforcement By David DeTurris Published May 3, 2026, 2:24 p.m. ET Nine people were arrested as a mob of anti-ICE protesters descended on a Brooklyn hospital and tangled with law enforcement in a chaotic, caught-on-video clash on Saturday night, cops said. The unruly group of around 100 activists arrived outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick after they got wind that federal immigration agents were in the neighborhood and had taken a man in their custody to the hospital for medical attention, City Council member Sandy Nurse said on X.
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