A car ploughed through a group of protesters during a march against an ICE detention centre in Manhattan, New York on Friday (December 11) night.

The march was in solidarity with ICE detainees on a hunger strike at an ICE facility in Bergen County, New Jersey.

At least two people flew up in the air when a black BMW drove through the crowd.

Protesters said police later pushed them away from the injured people they were trying to help.

Police later arrested the occupants of the vehicle, according to eyewitnesses.

According to one photographer, a female driver and female passenger were arrested.

December 11 2020 – MANHATTAN, New York:
A car plowed through at least 5 protesters during a march against an ICE detention center. The march was in solidarity with ICE detainees on a hunger strike at an ICE facility in Bergen County, New Jersey.
After the car drove through the group, at least two people flew up in the air, police reportedly pushed the protesters away from the victims they were trying to help, arresting one in the process.

Eventually the occupants of the Black BMW that struck the protesters were also arrested. According to one photographer, a driver and a female passengers.

There are two angles of the incident available. Videos of the incident suggests that at least one person was knocking on the BMW windows, and another person’s hand was on or near the back door handle, moments later the car drives straight through the intersection and up the block, accelerating speed.