Fallout continues after a chaotic federal operation in Manhattan’s Chinatown that’s drawing sharp criticism and concern among some vendors across the river in Brooklyn.

Federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies moved in on Canal Street around 4 p.m. Tuesday, targeting vendors accused of selling counterfeit handbags and electronics. What started as an enforcement sweep quickly escalated as protesters tried to block agents’ vehicles and chanted “ICE out of New York.”

Citizen video shows the tense scene — officers in tactical gear pushing through crowds while people shouted and recorded on their phones. Federal officials say the operation focused on counterfeit goods, but immigrant advocates call it a scare tactic that targets working families rather than criminals.

The NYPD says it had no involvement in the raid.

A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams released a statement to News 12, saying: “We never cooperate with federal law enforcement on civil deportation matters… undocumented New Yorkers trying to pursue the American Dream should not be the target of law enforcement, and resources should instead be focused on violent criminals.”

City officials say they’re monitoring the situation and that NYPD officers have the area under control.

Reactions poured in from across New York. Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso posted on X, “ICE ain’t ready for NYC.” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams called the scene “shameful.” Mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo both criticized the operation as fear-driven and political, while Curtis Sliwa’s campaign said enforcement should focus on “dangerous offenders, not working people.”

For many vendors, the images from Chinatown are hard to watch. One told News 12 he worries the same thing could happen here.

“We have a lot of fear because we came to this country only to work to find a better future to help our family. Most of us are leaving our kids behind and we have to give them better opportunities — something that we cannot have over there.”

The DHS say it arrested nine people with previous criminal charges.

Some of the charges include assault on law enforcement, domestic violence and drug trafficking.

Multiple people have been issued a final order of removal from the U.S. from as far back as 2008.

In DUMBO — where vending has already been a local debate — some may now be looking at what happened in Chinatown with new concern.