Federal agents forced to retreat on slashed tires after immigration raid confrontation in sanctuary city (Rochester NY)
More than 100 demonstrators surround ICE vehicles as roofers refuse to come down from rooftop. A dramatic standoff in upstate New York between immigration agents, roofers and protesters ended with officials leaving the scene with slashed tires Tuesday. The confrontation happened at a residential job site where one worker was detained and others refused to come down from a rooftop in Rochester’s Park Avenue area. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other federal agencies arrived at the sanctuary city home to carry out a removal operation of the suspected illegal immigrants. One roofer was...