Furious Residents Attempt to Block Bus of Illegal Immigrants, but NYPD Clears the Way With Multiple Arrests
Staten Island residents took to the streets Tuesday night to block a bus carrying illegal immigrants to a shelter in an action denounced by Mayor Eric Adams as “ugly.” Ten people were arrested in the fracas, during…
Staten Island residents took to the streets Tuesday night to block a bus carrying illegal immigrants to a shelter in an action denounced by Mayor Eric Adams as “ugly.”
Ten people were arrested in the fracas, during which protesters banged on the side of the bus and halted traffic as the bus sought to get to a former assisted living center that has been converted to a shelter, according to the New York Post.
Police said 10 people were taken into custody. Nine received summonses for disorderly conduct. One allegedly assaulted an officer.
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Protester Sal Monforte said Wednesday that police exacerbated the situation.
“People were getting arrested for no reason. The 10 people that got arrested last night should never have gotten arrested,” he said.
Monforte suggested Adams called out the police to put protesters in their place.
“Last night, there were more than 200 police officers. There were more police than protesters. It was an overstep by the mayor giving orders like this,” he said.
Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, said the protests