On Saturday night, a protest erupted into chaos outside a Brooklyn hospital following the arrest of a Nigerian national by ICE agents. The individual, Chidozie Wilson Okeke, was accused of using his vehicle as a weapon against federal agents, leading to a dramatic confrontation.

The tension reached a boiling point at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick when Okeke, brought in for a medical evaluation, found himself at the center of a volatile scene. The situation intensified rapidly, drawing a crowd of demonstrators who clashed with law enforcement as they attempted to escort him inside the hospital.

As news of the incident spread, the number of protesters surged, resulting in a chaotic environment where multiple arrests were made. According to police reports, the demonstrators became increasingly unruly, obstructing traffic, causing damage to property, and ignoring orders to disperse.

Word quickly spread prompting clashes with demonstrators and multiple arrests as he was taken inside by agents. 

Police said the number of protesters swelled and grew disorderly and violent as they  blocked traffic, damaged property and refused orders to disperse.

Video footage shows the moment federal agents emerged with Okeke in the early hours of Sunday.

Handcuffed, he was pulled down a short set of steps toward an ambulance bay as officers formed a barrier against shouting protesters. At one point, he appeared to fall to the ground before agents lifted him and forced him into a waiting vehicle.

According to police, protesters attempted to block the ambulance bay and prevent the vehicle from leaving, prompting further intervention.

Word spread rapidly that ICE agents were at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick, Brooklyn leading to a crowd of up to 200 protesters gathering outside and blocking the exits

Chidozie Wilson Okeke, a Nigerian national, was arrested by federal immigration agents in Brooklyn and later taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center for medical evaluation

Video footage captured a protester breaking the back windshield of an ICE vehicle with a skateboard

Eight people were arrested during the confrontation, facing charges including resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration and criminal mischief. Another individual was issued a summons.

Authorities said several ICE vehicles were damaged and officers suffered minor injuries during the unrest.

The Department of Homeland Security said Okeke had overstayed a tourist visa and had prior arrests for assault and criminal drug possession. 

According to a DHS spokesperson, the situation had already been volatile before the hospital standoff even began.

‘During his arrest, Okeke refused to comply with officers’ lawful commands to exit the vehicle and weaponized his vehicle to attempt to hit ICE officers,’ the spokesperson said. 

‘Okeke became physically combative attempting to punch and elbow ICE officers. Our officers followed their training and used the minimum amount of force necessary to make the arrest.’

After the confrontation, Okeke requested medical attention, prompting agents to transport him to the hospital. 

By the time he arrived, a crowd had already begun to gather.

Eight people were arrested by police and charged with offenses including resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration and criminal mischief

Police said protesters threw trash cans into the street, obstructed roadways near Stanhope Street and Wyckoff Avenue, and damaged vehicles during the confrontation

One local politician suggested the NYPD and ICE had been coordinating with one another

Police said protesters blocked traffic and obstructed the ambulance bay outside Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, preventing vehicles from moving freely as tensions escalated

Police attempted to disburse the protestors that were blocking the hospital’s parking garage 

Democratic New York State Senator Julia Salazar said on social media that ICE appears to have recently increased its presence in the Bushwick area, raising concerns among local residents

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso called ICE’s presence in Bushwick ‘deeply disturbing’ 

City Councilmember Sandy Nurse whose district includes Bushwick said she was on the scene from around 11pm to 3am and claimed there was direct coordination between ICE and the NYPD

Within hours, that crowd swelled to what officials and witnesses described as a mass protest, with as many as 200 people converging outside the facility. 

Protesters hurled trash cans into the streets  and surrounded the exits to the hospital as tensions mounted.

The New York City Police Department said it had no role in the federal operation but responded after receiving 911 calls around 10:39pm, reporting a disorderly group near Stanhope Street and Wyckoff Avenue. 

Officers arriving on scene encountered protesters who refused to leave. 

Inside the hospital, the situation remained fluid as Okeke was evaluated while a prolonged standoff continued outside.

Brooklyn City Councilmember Sandy Nurse, who said she was at the scene from around 11pm to 3am, described how quickly the situation escalated once word spread.

‘Word spread fast that ICE had brought someone they detained to the ER to be treated for injuries related to their kidnapping. New Yorkers showed up immediately,’ she said on social media.

The New York City Police Department said it was not involved in the federal immigration operation and only responded after receiving 911 calls about a disorderly crowd blocking traffic

Police said protesters threw trash cans into the street, obstructed roadways near Stanhope Street and Wyckoff Avenue, and damaged vehicles during the confrontation

The protest continued into the early morning hours, with streets closed and tensions high until the crowd eventually dispersed

The NYPD said it was not involved in the ICE federal operation but responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a disorderly crowd blocking traffic and refusing to disperse

Despite the NYPD’s insistence that it did not coordinate with federal agents, Nurse disputed that account writing: ‘What I witnessed during the discharge appeared to be direct coordination between ICE and the NYPD, with officers cordoning off the ambulance bay to allow ICE to move the individual into their vehicles and leave.’

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso called ICE’s presence ‘deeply disturbing’ in a social media post, adding: ‘To our neighbors who quickly mobilized last night, thank you for making it loud and clear that ICE is not welcome in Brooklyn.’

New York State Senator Julia Salazar suggested federal immigration enforcement had recently increased in the area, while residents expressed fear and uncertainty as the situation unfolded.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking on Sunday morning, reiterated his opposition to ICE operations in the city.

‘I’ve said time and time again, ICE raids are cruel and inhumane,’ he said. ‘They do nothing to serve in the interest of public safety.’

In a dramatic turn of events, a South Korean appeals court has handed down a seven-year prison sentence to ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol. This decision, announced on Wednesday, comes as a result of Yoon’s resistance to arrest and his decision to sidestep a legitimate Cabinet meeting before hastily imposing martial law in December 2024.

This recent conviction for obstruction of justice and additional charges compounds Yoon’s legal woes, adding to the life sentence he is already serving for rebellion. His actions marked a bewildering authoritarian push that plunged South Korea into its gravest democratic crisis in decades.

Presiding over the case, Judge Yoon Sung-sik of the Seoul High Court detailed how the former conservative leader bypassed a legally required full Cabinet meeting before declaring martial law. He further accused Yoon of falsifying documents to cover up this breach and utilizing security forces as if they were his “private army” to thwart arrest efforts following his impeachment. Throughout the proceedings, Yoon remained silent as the court delivered its verdict.

Outside the courthouse, supporters of the former president rallied, holding up his portrait in a show of solidarity. The scene was captured by Ahn Young-joon of the Associated Press on April 29, 2026.

Yoo Jeong-hwa, a member of Yoon’s legal team, expressed deep disappointment with the verdict, revealing their intention to challenge the decision at the Supreme Court. Yoon, meanwhile, continues to contest his life sentence in a separate appeal.

A lower court in January sentenced Yoon to five years in prison but partially cleared him of abuse-of-power charges tied to the Cabinet meeting ahead of the martial law declaration, finding he was not responsible for the failure to attend of two members who were invited.

The Seoul High Court reversed that acquittal, finding him guilty on all counts and ruling that he violated the rights of those two as well as seven other Cabinet members who weren’t notified by convening only a select few to simulate a formal meeting.

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Feb. 11, 2025. (Lee Jin-man/AP)

Though brief, Yoon’s Dec. 3, 2024, martial law decree threw the country into a severe political crisis, paralyzing politics and high-level diplomacy and rattling financial markets. The turmoil eased only after his liberal rival, Lee Jae Myung, won an early presidential election in June.

Yoon was suspended from office on Dec. 14, 2024, after being impeached by the liberal-led legislature and was formally removed by the Constitutional Court in April 2025.

Following his suspension from office, he refused to comply with a Seoul court’s warrant to detain him for questioning, setting up a standoff in which dozens of investigators arrived at the presidential residence in early January 2025 but were blocked by presidential security forces and vehicle barricades. He was detained later that month, released by another court in March, and was then re-arrested in July.

Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally outside the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, on April 29, 2026. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

He remained in custody after that as a series of criminal trials, which are continuing, began.

Wednesday’s ruling came a day after the same court increased to four years the sentence of Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, for charges including accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church, which sought political favors from Yoon’s government, and involvement in a stock price manipulation scheme.

Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally outside the Seoul High Court in Seoul on April 29, 2026. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

Prosecutors in a separate trial last week also requested a 30-year prison term for Yoon over allegations that he deliberately tried to escalate tensions with North Korea in 2024 by ordering drone flights over Pyongyang as he sought to create justifiable conditions for martial law at home.

In a disturbing incident aboard a Miami-bound flight, a French man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman while she was asleep in the first-class section. Court documents reveal that after the alleged assault, he left her a troubling note.

The accused, 48-year-old Guillaume Sebastien Roger Mattler, now faces charges of abusive sexual contact. This unsettling event reportedly took place on Swiss International Air Lines Flight LX64, as detailed in a federal criminal complaint seen by The Post.

According to the complaint, Mattler was seated next to a 29-year-old woman he did not know on the flight from Zurich to Miami. As the woman fell asleep, two other passengers witnessed his reprehensible actions.

These passengers allegedly observed Mattler touching the sleeping woman. Alarmed by what they saw, one of the witnesses recorded the incident on his cellphone, capturing several videos, and promptly informed his companion of the situation, as reported by Local10.

The two passengers allegedly spotted the French national touching the woman as she slept, with one alarmed man whipping out his cellphone to take several videos and alerting his friend, according to the document first reported by Local10.

After the passenger became “very concerned,” he alerted a flight attendant, the complaint alleged.

“Witness 2 observed Mattler moving his hand in a ‘submarine’ motion, as if trying to get his hand under the Victim’s clothing and/or between her legs,“ an FBI Special Agent wrote in the complaint.

As the flight attendant rushed to assess the situation, they allegedly witnessed Mattler with his hand on the stranger’s “crotch, over her jeans, making a scooping or rubbing motion on her vagina.”

After the abuse occurred, Mattler was unable to tell the flight attendant whether he knew the woman and was moved to coach, federal officials alleged.

When the flight attendant woke the woman to tell her what had happened, she was “shocked” and “began shaking and crying,” court documents stated.

After Mattler was returned to his seat to fetch his belongings, the creep allegedly tried to hand the victim a note that said “you look beautiful when you are sleeping,” the complaint added.

He then allegedly claimed to investigators that “nothing happened on the flight.” But, when confronted with video evidence, the creep admitted that he “touched the woman sitting next to him and that he did not think it was such a big deal,” court documents said.

After claiming to have touched only her lower back and upper buttocks, the frisky Frenchman disturbingly said, “he touched whatever he could reach from across the armrest,” investigators claimed.

“Mattler advised his initial intention was to get the woman’s phone number and give her his,” an FBI agent wrote. “He then provided the note from his pocket that was written on his business card that read ‘you look cute when you sleep,’ along with the flight information and his seat number.”

He also allegedly informed agents that he had taken photographs with his phone but deleted them before officers could find them.

Mattler appeared in Miami federal court on Wednesday and will return to court on Monday, Local10 reported.

Prosecutors wish to keep him behind bars for being a flight risk and a danger to the community, the outlet reported.

Court documents stated he also initially declined assistance from the French consulate.

An influential Iranian legislator has issued a warning, stating that any involvement by the United States in the Strait of Hormuz would breach the ceasefire agreement between the two nations. This statement came following President Trump’s proposal of a “humanitarian gesture” to escort international vessels through the strait.

Ebrahim Azizi took to social media platform X to express that the region would not be influenced by “Trump’s delusional posts.” His comments followed the President’s announcement of plans to assist those inadvertently caught in the blockage of the Iranian-controlled waterway.

The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s national security commission declared, “Any American interference in the new maritime regime of the Strait of Hormuz will be regarded as a breach of the ceasefire.”

He further emphasized, “The Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf cannot be governed by Trump’s delusional posts. No one will fall for these blame game scenarios!”

President Trump has announced that the initiative, named ‘Project Freedom,’ is set to commence on Monday morning. It is designed to aid “neutral and innocent bystanders.”

Trump added: ‘For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business. 

‘Again, these are Ships from areas of the World that are not in any way involved with that which is currently taking place in the Middle East. 

‘I have told my Representatives to inform them that we will use best efforts to get their Ships and Crews safely out of the Strait. In all cases, they said they will not be returning until the area becomes safe for navigation, and everything else.’

Azizi, pictured here, warned that the gulf would not ‘be managed by Trump’s delusional posts’

Trump is seen here leaving Air Force One after touching down at Joint Base Andrews in Florida on Sunday

Tankers are seen here anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026

He continued: ‘This process, Project Freedom, will begin Monday morning, Middle East time. 

‘I am fully aware that my Representatives are having very positive discussions with the Country of Iran, and that these discussions could lead to something very positive for all. 

‘The Ship movement is merely meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong — They are victims of circumstance.’

The announcement came after Iran sent a 14-point plan which called on the US to end the war within 30 days.

The Middle Eastern nation’s latest request aims for the conflict to be resolved, instead of extending the ceasefire, according to Iran’s state-linked media.

Trump added on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war, but also expressed doubt that it would lead to a deal.

The proposal, a rebuttal to the US nine-point plan, also calls for the US to lift sanctions on Iran, ending the naval blockade, withdrawing forces from the region, and ceasing all hostilities, including Israel’s operations in Lebanon, according to the semi-official Nour News agency, which has close ties to the country’s security organizations.

Pakistan has hosted negotiations between Iran and the US in the past, and Trump rejected a previous Iranian proposal this week.

However, conversations have continued, and the fragile three-week ceasefire appears to be holding.

On Sunday, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi spoke with Oman’s foreign minister Badr al Busaidi, who oversaw previous rounds of talks between the US and Iran before the latest round of fighting.

Iran effectively closed the Strait by attacking and threatening ships after the US and Israel launched a war on February 28.

Tehran later offered some ships safe passage via routes closer to its shore, charging fees at times.

The US has responded with a naval blockade of Iranian ports since April 13, depriving Tehran of the oil revenue it needs to shore up its ailing economy.

The Canadian government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Mark Carney, is once again under scrutiny for its efforts to combat antisemitism. This comes as a new report reveals an unprecedented surge in hate crimes targeting the Jewish community across the nation.

On Monday, B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights published findings indicating that in 2025, there were 6,800 reported antisemitic incidents in Canada. This figure marks a significant 9.4% rise compared to 2024, averaging 18.6 incidents daily. According to the organization, this is the highest number of such incidents recorded since they began monitoring these occurrences.

Adding to the urgency, Canada’s Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights recently released a report highlighting the escalating antisemitism following the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023. The committee has proposed 22 actionable steps for the government to mitigate the growing wave of anti-Jewish sentiment.

The report outlines a variety of recommendations, including enhancing research on hate crime statistics, boosting security funding, regulating the use of hate symbols, improving digital and social media literacy, and expanding educational resources for educators and students alike.

The recommendations span the gamut of expanding research into hate crime data, improving security funding, addressing the display of hate symbols, expanding social media and digital literacy, and increasing educational resources for professionals teachers and students.

In one recommendation, the report addressed the prime minister directly, asking that he reinstate the position of a Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. Carney eliminated this position in February along with the combating Islamophobia position, integrating them into a different office. His office did not respond to Fox News Digital’s inquiry about whether he intends to follow the recommendation.

While some welcomed the report, several Jewish Canadians expressed concern whether it accurately identified drivers of antisemitism.

The report does not mention Islamic extremism, and only occasionally mentions anti-Zionist fervor, often describing it using the words of other institutions and respondents.

Masked pro-Palestinian protesters stormed a pro-Israel event in Toronto, breaking glass and allegedly attacking attendees on Nov. 5, 2025. (Jonathan Karten)

“It is deeply troubling and bewildering that the Senate report doesn’t even reference religious radicalism as a problem,” Canadian orthodox Rabbi Reuben Poupko, host of The Jewish World podcast, told Fox News Digital.

“The reluctance to identify the radicals is itself evidence of ignorance and bias,” he said. “By their silence, politicians are implying that they think the broad Muslim community is supportive of the radicals and therefore fear alienating that community by denouncing the radicals. Truth be told, it is often that moderate Muslims are the first who suffer at the hands of radical elements.”

Poupko added that it “is notoriously difficult to quantify with any degree of certainty what percentage of Canadian Muslims support the radicals,” but said “it is certainly far from a majority.”

Anti-Israel protesters gather outside the Beth Avraham Yoseph synagogue in Toronto on March 7, 2024. The synagogue was one of three targeted in shootings during the first week of March 2024. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu)

The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council raised concerns of its own about the Senate’s recommendations. Though it “reaffirm[ed] that combating antisemitism is essential to protecting all communities in Canada,” the group stated on X that “certain recommendations… raise serious concerns about potential impacts on Charter-protected freedoms, including protest and expression” and suggested “efforts to address hate” should “not inadvertently limit civil rights, restrict lawful advocacy or disproportionately marginalize communities.”

Aviva Klompas, CEO and co-founder of Boundless Israel, told Fox News Digital that she applauds the report’s recommendations of “creating safety zones around religious institutions and community spaces, strengthening hate crime enforcement and education,” but does not “think it fully accounts for the multiple dimensions driving this immediate surge, including Islamic extremism and the ways anti-Zionism is used as a cover to target Jews.”

There are concerns about whether the Senate’s recommendations are sufficient to address the current climate of anti-Jewish hate. Poupko said, “Antisemitism is too generic a term to describe what is now the problem,” adding that the “‘old’ solutions, like education, police training and Holocaust awareness are clearly insufficient to meet the challenge.”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faces criticism over the rise in antisemitic attacks after shootings at synagogues in the Toronto area earlier this year. (Renaud Philippe/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Nick Lachance/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Klompas says she “appreciate[s] that a plan is being put into place” but is concerned “that it doesn’t meet the urgency of the moment. Jewish schools have been shot at, synagogues repeatedly targeted and Jewish-owned businesses vandalized.”

She questioned whether anyone would “gamble on a new task force or education training programs to keep your family and friends safe at a moment when they are actively under attack?”

Ian McLeod, senior media relations advisor at the Canadian Department of Justice, told Fox News Digital, “The Government of Canada is taking concrete action to counter hate in all its forms, including antisemitism, and reinforce that our society will not tolerate anyone being made to feel afraid because of who they are, how they worship or where they gather.” The spokesperson noted that many of the Senate’s recommendations “reflect these actions.”

Temple Emanu-El in Toronto was shot at on March 3, 2026. No injuries were reported. (Nick Lachance/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Among the initiatives McLeod said were already underway is Canada’s Action Plan on Combating Hate (CAPCH), launched in September 2024, “which brings new and existing initiatives together to foster greater coordination and collaboration among federal organizations to prevent and address hate.”  

During the same year, McLeod said the Canadian government “announced over $273 million to support community safety, improve responses to hate crimes, help victims, and counter radicalization.”