Anti-ICE protesters block Brooklyn Bridge in New York, 14 arrested; man held over spray-painting at 9/11 Memorial
A group of anti-ICE protesters blocked entrances to New York City's Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday, bringing traffic to a standstill and causing bumper-to-bumper traffic. In the same week, one man is facing charges for allegedly spray-painting over victims' names at the 9/11 Memorial.
According to ABC7, cited in the material, the bridge caused delays for about an hour when the group showed up at 12:30 in the afternoon, and they were eventually arrested and removed by 1:30. The NYPD confirmed to Fox News Digital that 14 people were arrested and there were no reported injuries.
Drivers stuck in the gridlock were seen on video pleading with protesters to gain access to the bridge. One driver was heard saying, 'I just want to get to work!'
The protesters were heard on a megaphone shouting 'NYPD, K-K-K, I-C-E, they're all the same!', according to the material.
One person shouted 'Free Oscar Bergal!' in response to a recent ICE arrest of a Dominican national that resulted in a shooting in Marble Hill, Manhattan, earlier this month.
Police eventually arrived to arrest and remove the people disrupting traffic.
Meanwhile, Port Authority Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that Johnathan Tijerina, 31, was arrested after he allegedly vandalized the 9/11 Memorial earlier this week.
On Monday, a message reading 'just stop killing kids' was sprayed across several engraved names on the memorial, according to the material. The suspect was seen in his own self-recorded video spray painting the memorial; his organization 'Just Stop Killing Kids' shared the video.
The organization said: 'On October 26, 2026, Jon Tijerina was arrested for spraying red paint on Freedom Tower in NYC. He is demanding that Trump and Mamdani enforce common-sense, highly popular demands with respect to guns such as Universal Background Checks and a National Gun Registry.'
A spokesperson for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum told Fox News Digital that security personnel and law enforcement responded quickly and restored the affected area. The spokesperson said in a statement: 'The 9/11 Memorial is a sacred place of reflection at the heart of a rebuilt World Trade Center that honors the 2,983 victims killed in the September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993 terrorist attacks.' The spokesperson added: 'This brief incident was swiftly addressed by security staff and law enforcement, and the impacted area was immediately restored to its commemorative state.'
Fox News Digital has reached out to the mayor's office for comment, according to the material.
