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ICE dragged a man who appeared semi-conscious out of a Bushwick ER. The fight since is whether the NYPD helped.

ICE agents dragged a semi-conscious man from Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick, sparking protests and accusations that NYPD violated sanctuary city laws by assisting federal agents.

Protesters hold 'Hands Off NYC' signs during a demonstration against ICE actions, with community leaders speaking to the crow
Community leaders and activists gathered to denounce ICE's arrest of a patient at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, demanding accountability from city agencies. Courtesy bushwickdaily.com

ICE dragged a man who appeared semi-conscious out of a Bushwick ER. The fight since is whether the NYPD helped.

ICE agents dragged a semi-conscious man from Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick, sparking protests and accusations that NYPD violated sanctuary city laws by assisting federal agents.

ICE dragged a man who appeared semi-conscious out of a Bushwick ER. The fight since is whether the NYPD helped.

On Saturday, May 2, something happened in front of Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick that the whole city is still arguing about. ICE agents had arrested a man in his car nearby, he was hurt, and they brought him to the hospital. Word spread, and roughly 200 neighbors showed up outside. What happened next is on video and not really in dispute: an agent pepper-sprayed the crowd, and agents dragged the man, who appeared semi-conscious, out of the emergency room and across the pavement to a vehicle the protesters were trying to block. Eight or nine people were arrested. On the way out, the ICE vehicle drove through the crowd and hit a protester.

The man is Chidozie Wilson Okeke, a Nigerian national. But the…

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Filed underAntonio Reynoso / Brooklyn / Bushwick / ICE / NYPD / Sanctuary City / Sandy Nurse / wyckoff heights medical center

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