Anti-ICE demonstrators detained after protesting arrest of illegal immigrant facing assault, drug charges

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nearly 10 people were detained in New York over the weekend as anti-ICE demonstrators were protesting against the arrest of an illegal immigrant accused of assault and drug possession, according to officials.The protests erupted in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood after ICE arrested Chidozie Wilson Okeke, an illegal immigrant from Nigeria with previous arrests for assault and drug possession, according to the Department of Homeland Security.Okeke entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in 2023 and overstayed his visa that required him to leave the country by Feb. 26, 2024, DHS said.During an immigration enforcement operation on Saturday, Okeke refused to comply with ICE agents' commands to exit his car and attempted to hit them with the vehicle, according to the agency. He is then accused of being "physically combative" and attempting to punch and elbow ICE agents.DOMINICAN MIGRANT WITH DEPORTATION ORDER, WANTED FOR MURDER IN HOME COUNTRY FREED BY BIDEN-APPOINTED JUDGE The protests erupted in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood after ICE arrested Chidozie Wilson Okeke. (FNTV)"Our officers followed their training and used the minimum amount of force necessary to make the arrest," DHS said in a statement.After his arrest, Okeke was taken to Wyckoff