Homeland Security officials confirmed agents carried out a multi-agency crackdown on street vendors Tuesday, most of whom are part of the city’s immigrant population. Immigration advocates accuse the federal government of racial profiling.

Chinatown was the center of a chaotic scene as agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out a raid on street vendors they accused of selling counterfeit goods.

“They asked him for his vendor’s license, which he had,” said Awa Ngam, who has worked as a street vendor near Canal Street for more than 15 years. “He is not an illegal vendor.”

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Homeland Security officials confirmed agents carried out a multi-agency crackdown on street vendors Tuesday, most of whom are part of the city’s immigrant population. Immigra

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