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Anti-ICE radicals shut down Brooklyn Bridge, 14 arrested by NYPD
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Key Points:
- Anti-ICE protesters blocked entrances to New York City's Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday, causing significant traffic delays and frustrations among commuters; 14 people were arrested with no reported injuries.
- Protesters shouted slogans equating the NYPD and ICE and called for the release of Oscar Bergal, an illegal immigrant recently shot by ICE during an arrest attempt in Manhattan.
- Separately, Johnathan Tijerina, 31, was arrested for spray-painting the 9/11 Memorial with the message "just stop killing kids," linked to his organization "Just Stop Killing Kids," which advocates for gun control measures.
- The 9/11 Memorial & Museum quickly restored the vandalized area, emphasizing the site’s significance as a place of reflection honoring the victims of the 2001 and 1993 terrorist attacks.
- City officials, including the mayor's office, have remained silent on both the Brooklyn Bridge blockade and the 9/11 Memorial vandalism incidents.
