"During this law enforcement operation, rioters who were shouting obscenities, became violent and obstructed law enforcement duties, including blocking vehicles and assaulting law enforcement," McLaughlin wrote in a statement. City officials said police were monitoring the situation near Canal Street and 26 Federal Plaza but had "matters under control." "We saw what looked like tanks in our streets," said Jumaane Williams, a New York City public advocate. "Federal agents from ICE and HSI—some in military fatigues and masks—descended on Chinatown today in an aggressive and reckless raid on immigrant street vendors," Mamdani wrote in a post. TRUMP’S LABOR DAY CRIME CRACKDOWN IN DC NETS 70 ARRESTS, INCLUDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS"Let's be clear, street vendors are not a national security threat," said New York City Comptroller Brad Lander.