Overview
- A person ignited an incendiary device made of fireworks and a flammable liquid outside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan and was immediately taken into custody by federal and local officers.
- Federal officials said the suspect fired pellets from an airsoft/pellet gun, carried anti‑ICE materials and a cart marked “ICE Off Our Streets,” and officers recovered weapons and other items from the scene.
- The FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force is leading the active probe and the NYPD bomb squad and DHS investigators are examining the cart, a bag of items and a reported manifesto for evidence.
- Several people sustained minor injuries during the incident and were treated; officials reported two initially while some agencies later reported three with no life‑threatening wounds.
- The attack targeted a building that houses ICE, immigration courts and the FBI, raising federal concern about threats to immigration personnel and prompting expanded security and evidence searches.