An Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation is taking place on Canal Street Tuesday afternoon, law enforcement sources said. The operation appears to have taken in vendors who sell merchandise on the street. The atmosphere was tense and there was pushing and shoving. The NYPD said it was not involved in the federal operation.

Around 300 protesters rallied at Foley Square Wednesday evening to condemn U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s raid on Canal Street the day prior, demanding an immediate halt to the agency’s “criminalization” of immigrant communities.

Federal authorities arrested between 15 and 40 vendors during an immigration enforcement operation in Manhattan's Chinatown, sparking protests and political backlash.

NewsNation's Jessica Kartalija captured the frenzied clash between protestors and ICE agents in New York City on Tuesday, reporting protestors "yelling racial slurs" and "pushing" federal agents

ICE has made nearly 2,400 arrests that likely took place in immigration courthouses around the country, and analysis of federal data finds.

The scene grew chaotic as vendors attempted to flee, with several people seen running and falling as agents pursued them.

Federal agents carried out a joint Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in NYC's Chinatown neighborhood on Tuesday, according to a law enforcement official.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has launched an online portal for New Yorkers to submit photos and videos of ICE activity, in order to assess whether officers broke the law.