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October 23, 2025

Protesters in New York March in Solidarity with Street Vendors Detained by Federal Agents
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Here in New York, protesters marched Wednesday in solidarity with street
vendors who were harassed and detained Tuesday by federal agents during
immigration sweeps targeting Manhattan's Canal Street. This is Awa Ngam,
a street vendor and U.S. citizen originally from Mauritania, who
witnessed a friend's arrest by ICE agents. She was ordered to show ID
proving her immigration status.

Awa Ngam: "I always felt safe in America. I feel safe. I love coming to
America. America is losing that, is losing that. And people have to say
something. They have to not be scared. They have to stand up. It is - it
is - the time is now."



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