Fourteen people were arrested after anti-ICE demonstrators blocked entrances to the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday, halting traffic for about an hour from roughly 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., NYPD said.
The protest was tied to anger over a recent ICE shooting in Manhattan; demonstrators shouted anti-police slogans and calls to free Oscar Bergal, the Dominican national linked to that earlier arrest.
Drivers caught in the gridlock pleaded to get through as police moved in and carried protesters away; authorities reported no injuries.
Separately, Port Authority Police arrested Johnathan Tijerina, 31, after red paint was sprayed over several victims' names at the 9/11 Memorial, an area officials said was quickly restored.
The two incidents unfolded in New York City the same week, adding to tensions around immigration enforcement, protest tactics and protection of high-profile public sites.