Cops responded to the scene outside immigration court at Federal Plaza where protesters were sitting in the middle of the roadway blocking traffic.

The NYPD arrested at least nine protesters on Saturday following a standoff in Lower Manhattan between law enforcement and a crowd of demonstrators looking to stop ongoing immigrations raids conducted by ICE.

Earlier in the day, things also got tense as activists attempted to block a white van from leaving a building at Federal Plaza. One protester told CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo they were trying to block ICE from taking migrants from the building. It's unclear if there were migrants in that van.