"The incident unfolded just before 6 p.m. on Jan. 27, when more than 100 demonstrators in all flooded the lobby of the Hilton Garden Inn in Tribeca. The large group rushed inside and removed their coats to reveal shirts reading Abolish ICE and Hilton Houses ICE. According to protesters, they looked to stand in solidarity with Minneapolis by protesting the Hilton chain for allegedly allowing ICE agents from beyond the Land of 10,000 Lakes to stay at their properties."
"Using a megaphone, one masked protester compared ICE agents to the Nazi regime, and vowed that in the end, those responsible for the ongoing ICE operations would eventually face justice. How many of you are ready for the new Nuremberg trials? he asked. After a standoff lasting several hours, the NYPD entered the lobby and demanded the group exit the building or face arrest."
More than 100 demonstrators flooded the lobby of the Hilton Garden Inn in Tribeca just before 6 p.m. on Jan. 27, removing coats to reveal shirts reading Abolish ICE and Hilton Houses ICE. Protesters sought to stand in solidarity with Minneapolis and accused the Hilton chain of allowing ICE agents from outside Minnesota to stay at its properties. Demonstrators displayed photos of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, blew whistles to warn immigrants of federal agents, and chanted while a masked protester compared ICE to the Nazi regime and called for accountability. After several hours, NYPD demanded the group exit; 65 people were cuffed when some refused to leave.
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