US EditionCrowd Drives Federal Agents Out of Rochester Neighborhood
A large crowd, including elected officials, protested an ICE operation attempting to detain roof workers, resulting in a Border Patrol vehicle disabled with four flat tires, officials said.
- On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, more than 100 protesters gathered at a roofing job site in Rochester’s Park Avenue neighborhood, challenging Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were present there.
- The protest followed federal agents' attempt to detain one roofer without a warrant, prompting concerns about targeting contractors and escalating tensions locally.
- Advocacy leaders aimed to keep attention on protecting the workers while the crowd blocked the agents' exits and deflated the tires of a Border Patrol SUV that had been abandoned at the scene.
- Local officials including Assemblymember Jen Lunsford and Senator Jeremy Cooney supported protesters and detailed that Rochester police only assisted in safely clearing agents without their vehicle.
- Federal agents eventually retreated, leaving one worker detained, while the incident highlighted ongoing immigration enforcement actions amid local resistance and legal protections.
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The BlazeNew York Democrat denies protesters accosted Border Patrol agents — even as her videos show confrontations
A crowd of protesters surrounded and accosted U.S. Border Patrol agents while they conducted an operation in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday. One Democrat who was present for the incident denied the severity of the situation when asked by Blaze News. Videos posted on X by Monroe County Legislator Rachel Barnhart (D) show the crowd yelling for the federal agents to leave while they waited for two men on a roof to come down. According to Barnhart,…
ICE Agents Flee Rochester Construction Site After Protesters Chase Them Off
Federal immigration agents were forced to abandon an arrest operation in Rochester, New York on Tuesday morning after an angry crowd of around 100 people confronted them in the street, chanting, shouting, and ultimately chasing them away from the scene. The operation, targeting rooftop workers at a residential construction site, turned chaotic as demonstrators flooded the area, screaming “shame” and “Gestapo” at the agents, some of whom were wea…
Agents forced to leave immigration raid with slashed tires due to pro-illegal alien protesters · American Wire News
Federal immigration agents were forced to leave a raid in Rochester early because of a confrontation with disruptive, pro-illegal alien protesters. The confrontation occurred at a home in Rochester’s Park Avenue neighborhood, where a group of illegal alien roofers was working. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation was interrupted by over 100 protesters who shouted “shame” and “Gestapo” at the agents, according to local station W…
'Gestapo!' Immigration agents swarmed and tires slashed in explosive standoff
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who moved to make an arrest in an upscale neighborhood of Rochester, New York, were blindsided as a crowd of angry protesters descended on them and vandalized their vehicles, according to WXXI."The group shouted 'shame' and 'Gestapo,' and applauded a...
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