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Authorities said a man protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody on Monday (July 20) after he ignited a fire and fireworks on the steps of the building that houses the agency's office in Lower Manhattan.
On Monday morning, a man appeared to pour gasoline from a bucket onto the stairs of 26 Federal Plaza, an office tower that also houses the FBI's New York field office, then set it on fire, according to authorities and local news videos.
The Department of Homeland Security said on X that a Federal Protective Service officer who detained the man, described by DHS as "an anti-ICE rioter," sustained minor injuries.
Arrabaca served in the Army from 2001 to 2005 and serviced Patriot missile systems, officials said.
Investigators on Monday traced the suspect to his home in Harlem, authorities said. Officials said he arrived in Midtown by subway on Sunday and spent the night on the street in Lower Manhattan.
"What occurred outside 26 Federal Plaza this morning was deeply disturbing. I’m relieved no one was seriously injured and that a suspect is in custody," New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani told reporters on Monday.
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