Here in New York, protesters marched Wednesday in solidarity with street vendors who were harassed and detained Tuesday by federal agents during immigration sweeps targeting Manhattan’s Canal Street. This is Awa Ngam, a street vendor and U.S. citizen originally from Mauritania, who witnessed a friend’s arrest by ICE agents. She was ordered to show ID proving her immigration status.

Awa Ngam: “I always felt safe in America. I feel safe. I love coming to America. America is losing that, is losing that. And people have to say something. They have to not be scared. They have to stand up. It is — it is — the time is now.”