State Representatives Adriano Espaillat and Nydia Velázquez say they waited in the lobby for an hour and then were denied access to the 10th floor of the immigration courthouse.

The New York Police Department confirmed they took 86 people into custody and 34 protestors were charged with assault and other crimes after videos of the clashes went viral on the internet

Mayor Karen Bass imposed a nighttime curfew on Tuesday in a one-square-mile section of downtown where tensions have run high during days of demonstrations. She said 23 businesses were looted the night before, many were also vandalized and the area had been covered in graffiti.