By Police1 Staff
NEW YORK — NYPD officers were called to assist federal agents after dozens of residents surrounded them in an attempt to stop an arrest.
According to NBC New York, ICE agents were attempting to arrest burglary suspect and undocumented immigrant Hardat Sampat, 35, during a targeted vehicle stop Tuesday.
Sampat was on his way to court for an appearance when agents surrounded the vehicle he was a passenger in and arrested him. His wife refused to move, blocking agents from driving away.
Soon, a crowd surrounded to protest the arrest. When NYPD officers arrived, the woman moved her vehicle and agents left the scene with Sampat, an ICE statement obtained by PIX11 said.
Sampat is expected to be transported to a New Jersey immigration facility where he will be held until June 15, when officials will decide whether to release or deport him, his sister told New York Daily News.
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