Authorities said a man protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody on Monday (July 20) after he ignited fireworks and a fire on the steps of the building that houses the agency's office in lower Manhattan.
The Department of Homeland Security said on X that the fireworks grazed a bystander, and the man "poured what is believed to be gasoline on the stairs of the entrance of the building and set it on fire."
It said a Federal Protective Service officer who detained the man, described by DHS as "an anti-ICE rioter," sustained minor injuries. The man was not identified.
The building at 26 Federal Plaza also houses FBI offices.
DHS said officers recovered the man's bag, which contained two pellet guns and "a manifesto."
Reuters was able to verify the location by the buildings that matched the archive and satellite imagery. The date was verified by the original file metadata and corroborating Reuters coverage from the scene.