{"id":2485937,"date":"2025-09-12T16:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-makes-rare-catastrophically-bad-call-ends-in-retreat-with-emboldened-illegals-rioters-and-sanctuary-cities\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T16:16:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:16:59","slug":"ice-makes-rare-catastrophically-bad-call-ends-in-retreat-with-emboldened-illegals-rioters-and-sanctuary-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-makes-rare-catastrophically-bad-call-ends-in-retreat-with-emboldened-illegals-rioters-and-sanctuary-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Makes Rare Catastrophically Bad Call &#8211; Ends in Retreat with Emboldened Illegals, Rioters, and Sanctuary Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fice-makes-rare-catastrophically-bad-call-ends-in-retreat-with-emboldened-illegals-rioters-and-sanctuary-cities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2485937&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Rochester, New York, an ICE operation to apprehend several undocumented immigrant roofers escalated into a notable confrontation when over 100 protesters gathered, slashing the tires of a Border Patrol vehicle adn forcing ICE agents to retreat. The officers attempted to arrest roofers suspected of being in the country illegally, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rapid community response involved immigration advocacy groups<\/a>, faith leaders, and officials who encouraged the workers to resist arrest by staying on a rooftop. The standoff lasted more than four hours, with protesters shouting slogans and supporting the roofers.One individual was arrested, identified as an Ecuadorian immigrant. Opinions on the protest varied, with some describing it as a peaceful exercise of First Amendment rights, while others, including Homeland Security officials, labeled the crowd as violent rioters who vandalized government property. The incident highlights tensions around sanctuary city policies, with Rochester reaffirming its sanctuary status recently. The event drew comparisons to past acts of nullification, reflecting ongoing debates over federal immigration enforcement versus local resistance in certain U.S. cities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An effort to apprehend several illegal immigrants in Rochester, New York, went off the rails when Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were forced to retreat from a crowd of more than 100 protesters who slashed the tires of a Border Patrol SUV.<\/p>\n<p>ICE was on the scene in the Park Avenue neighborhood Tuesday to arrest several roofers who were believed to be in the country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lesson-learned-nycs-mayor-debacle-goes-beyond-just-illegal-immigration-charlie-kirk-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegally<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trouble ensued when a crowd began to gather.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A local resident saw what was happening and called a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-welcome-gifts-for-illegal-aliens-include-bypassing-airport-security-free-airfare-into-u-s\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s Welcome Gifts for Illegal Aliens Include Bypassing Airport Security, Free Airfare into U.S.\">rapid response network<\/a>, which alerted immigration advocacy groups, protesters, faith leaders and officials who arrived at the home,&rdquo; NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/protesters-defend-roofers-sought-ice-agents-rochester-ny-immigration-rcna230411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, citing a statement from Democratic state Assemblywoman Jen Lunsford, who was at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>One man was arrested, but the other roofers remained on the rooftop to avoid facing arrest.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The episode lasted over four hours as mobs of protesters gathered, shouting &ldquo;Shame!&rdquo; and &ldquo;Gestapo!&rdquo; at agents, according to National Public Radio station <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wxxinews.org\/local-news\/2025-09-09\/ice-agents-in-the-park-ave-neighborhood-spark-large-scale-protest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WXXI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They made hand signals to the workers on the roof, apparently encouraging them to stay put.<\/p>\n<p>NBC quoted a Department of Homeland Security statement that identified the man arrested as&nbsp;Jacinto Mayancela Guallpa, an Ecuadorian immigrant who the agency said was in the country illegally<\/p>\n<p>There were conflicting reports regarding the nature of the protest.<\/p>\n<p>Maria Garcia, with the Western New York Coalition of Farmworker Agencies, described the standoff as &ldquo;peaceful all around&rdquo; and said the crowd was &ldquo;simply exercising its First Amendment rights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>NBC quoted Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin as describing the crowd as &ldquo;violent rioters&rdquo; who &ldquo;attempted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/failure-of-action-lara-logan-says-biden-wants-to-obliterate-immigration-law-and-open-the-border\/\" title=\"\u2018Failure Of Action\u2019: Lara Logan Says Biden Wants To \u2018Obliterate ... Law\u2019 And \u2018Open The Border\u2019\">prevent law enforcement<\/a> from exercising their sworn duties.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These dangerous rioters vandalized and slashed the tires of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbp-ice-release-reports-on-border-arrests-seizures\/\" title=\"CBP, ... release reports on border ...s, seizures\">border patrol vehicle<\/a>. For their own safety, officers left the scene,&rdquo; McLaughlin said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crowd jeers as Border Patrol vehicle with flattened tires leaves neighborhood\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KDU5zdLGxoc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>As ICE was leaving, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-7-11-staffer-goes-viral-scorched-earth-response-democrats-celebrating-charlie-kirk-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrat<\/a> delegation representing Rochester also found its way over, joining protesters.<\/p>\n<p>WXXI reported Rochester last month affirmed its position as a &ldquo;sanctuary city,&rdquo; promising to harbor illegal immigrants subject to deportation.<\/p>\n<p>If ICE does not want to set the precedent that they can be beat, Border Czar Tom Homan must not only apprehend the illegals from that day, but double down on Rochester and make an example of the city.<\/p>\n<p>To fail would only embolden protesters, rioters, and city officials also looking to declare a sanctuary status.<\/p>\n<p>Such episodes of defiance harken back to the sectional crisis that preceded the Civil War. Blatant disregard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-gun-advocates-urge-supreme-court-to-strike-down-handgun-age-limits-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pro-gun advocates urge Supreme Court to strike down handgun age limits - Washington Examiner\">federal law sets<\/a> the tone for disunity that the Confederacy spawned in its founding.<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President John C. Calhoun <a href=\"https:\/\/dc.statelibrary.sc.gov\/entities\/publication\/dd721165-27a6-447a-942b-df06f12e45ea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote of nullification<\/a> as the remedy to his home state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/south-carolina-star-kamilla-cardoso-refuses-answer-coach-dawn-staleys-pro-trans-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina<\/a>&lsquo;s woes in dealing with the 1828 so-called &ldquo;Tariff of Abominations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nullification is effectively a means of not following federal law if a state deems it unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>Sanctuary cities are an extension of the nullification doctrine. If blue states and their officials don&rsquo;t want to follow the law, they won&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/politics\/2025\/02\/23\/trump-border-czar-attacks-police-commissioner-says-hes-bringing-hell-to-boston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston.com<\/a> Homan promised that he was &ldquo;bringing hell&rdquo; to that city to deal with illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Rochester needs the same treatment.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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ICE officers were present Tuesday in the Park Avenue area to arrest several roofers suspected of being in the country illegally. The situation escalated as a crowd formed, with local residents alerting immigration advocacy groups, faith leaders, and officials who arrived at the location. 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