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Nearly 100 people were detained overnight during protests around Lower Manhattan’s Foley Square against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies, according to the NYPD. A total of 86 people were detained.
Another protest against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ended with arrests in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday.
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ABC7 New York on MSN'No Kings' protests to get underway in New York City, Tri-State area | What to knowIn New York City, the biggest "No Kings" demonstration will take place at Bryant Park starting at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday and move down Fifth Avenue to Madison Square Park.
Demonstrators gathered in roughly 2,000 communities large and small, with few reports of unrest. Many protests on the East Coast have wound down, but demonstrations were just beginning in Los Angeles,
Immigration protests across the country and the Trump administration's response to the Los Angeles immigration protests has become a major focus of the New York City mayoral campaign.
Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids and President Donald Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles are spreading nationwide and are expected to continue into the weekend.
Voices at the demonstrations are often a mix that includes calls for more explicit support for racial justice, Palestinian freedom and socialist politics.
Saturday marks the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA.