Wild Scene Outside NYC Immigration Court: Protesters Find Out It's Not a Good Idea to Take on Fed Agents

On Wednesday night, protesters came out outside a U.S. immigration courthouse in New York City in Lower Manhattan to protest ICE.

At least 23 people were detained during clashes on Varick Street.

It's not clear yet if what charges they may be facing.

But it didn't go well. You can see people struggling with the police over barricades, and police reportedly pepper-spraying people. "Free them all!" the protesters chanted.

Warning for graphic language in the following videos:

BREAKING: ICE Protesters PEPPER SPRAYED as they BLOCK gates to #NYC Federal Plaza ICE building.

DHS agents pepper sprayed protesters during a scuffle over barricades as the group blocked vans which they believe to carry migrant detainees after their case hearings inside 201… pic.twitter.com/7unjGUejfH
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DHS agents pepper sprayed protesters during a scuffle over barricades as the group blocked vans which they believe to carry migrant detainees after their case hearings inside 201 Varick Immigration Court.

Someone yelled, 'I'm pregnant!" Then maybe that's not a good place to be, just a thought.

The protesters also allegedly tried to block vans from leaving the building. There were people sitting in the road chanting, "Keep families together" and "Free them now!" The police bullhorn announcement said they would be placed under arrest if they continued to block the road, then you can see people being taken into custody.

NOW: Arrests and Clashes w/ NYPD and Homeland Security agents outside of ICE Building in Manhattan #NYC after protesters blocked vehicles with immigration detainees from leaving Federal Plaza ICE building.

Video by @peterhvideo ([email protected] to license) pic.twitter.com/XsDp0X5oFt
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This is just the latest chaotic encounter between ICE/immigration actions and protesters.

There was the crazy scene in Worcester, Massachusetts where the police allege a member of the city council and other people obstructed ICE during an arrest. Then, there was the incident in Newark at the Delaney Hall facility that involved three New Jersey Democratic members of Congress. Charges have been filed against Rep. LaMonica McIver for alleged assault.

New: Dem Rep. LaMonica McIver Criminally Charged for Assaulting ICE Agents, and She's Already Crying

Democrats have been whipping up anger over ICE issues and tying themselves to illegal aliens in what has to be one of the worst political moves ever, since the American people are supportive of President Donald Trump's policies.

Both Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) threatened some unnamed consequences if the feds arrested McIver or any of the other two who were at the Newark facility.

Border Czar Tom Homan said that would not stop them from doing their job, that if people obstructed ICE, even if it was members of Congress, they would face potential prosecution.

He said he was still "waiting" on those consequences threatened by AOC and Jeffries.

Thanks to President Trump, illegal immigration into our great country has virtually stopped. Despite the radical left's lies, new legislation wasn't needed to secure our border, just a new president.

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