More than 60 rowdy anti-ICE protesters were busted Tuesday night after barging into the lobby of a Manhattan hotel – falsely believing it was where federal agents were staying, according to law enforcement sources and footage of the chaotic scene.
The crowd swarmed the Hilton Garden Inn in Tribeca around 6 p.m., chanting, blowing whistles and refusing to leave as they waved signs and demanded the global hotel chain stop housing ICE agents in the wake of two fatal shootings in Minneapolis, according to videos shared on social media.
Additional footage also captured hundreds of shouting and whistle-blowing demonstrators outside the hotel.
Authorities issued repeated orders for the agitators to disperse from the lobby, but when they refused, multiple arrests were made, police said.
Over 60 protesters were taken into custody for trespassing, law enforcement sources said.
Sources confirmed that no federal agents were staying at the hotel Tuesday night.
Hilton seemed to be targeted after it dropped a Minneapolis franchise for banning immigration agents ahead of an immigration enforcement deployment.
The demonstration also comes days after armed ICU nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis Saturday morning.
The 37-year-old was shot nearly a dozen times after he was pinned to the ground and disarmed by agents during an immigration raid.
His shocking death came on the heels of anti-ICE protester and mother of three Renee Good being shot dead by an ICE agent after she accelerated her SUV at him during a heated confrontation on Jan. 7.
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