CRIME & LAW

DHS Raid Rattles Canal Street Vendors, Sparks Protests

Canal Street’s rows of knockoff sellers fell quiet after a DHS immigration raid Tuesday, described as a targeted operation against counterfeit goods. Nine people were arrested. DHS said five protesters were also detained, accusing four of assaulting law enforcement and one of obstruction; they were later released pending investigation. By Thursday, a few vendors had returned to subdued sidewalks, citing rent and family obligations, while advocates denounced the raid as an attack on immigrant communities and culture. A nearby shop manager welcomed the crackdown. The street’s long history of crackdowns—and comebacks—hung over a shaken but slowly stirring scene.

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