Federal immigration authorities arrested multiple illegal vendors on Tuesday afternoon on Canal Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown, law enforcement sources said.

ICE agents descended on the block between Lafayette and Centre Street, which is typically crowded with merchants selling knockoff designer bags and other items, around 4 p.m., according to the sources.

Some vendors tried to flee, with some seen running and falling as agents closed in, according to WABC . 5

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The Post witnessed agents checking IDs and taking about five vendors into custody.

“I saw this live in real time and real history,” said Manhattan resident Kaden Cummings, 23. “They just started grabbing people and putting them into vans.”

Edwin Jean, who is from Brooklyn, told The Post he was briefly cuffed by the

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