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Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch insisted Wednesday that the NYPD would stand its ground and not let anti-ICE protests get out of control in the Big Apple – after President Trump deployed the feds to tackle the unruly Los Angeles riots.

The NYPD honcho, who said she’s constantly been monitoring the escalating violence on the West Coast, warned that New York’s Finest were already prepped to swiftly round up agitators here.

“Watching what was going on in California, I spent the weekend on the phone with our federal partners in New York City — the head of the FBI in New York, federal protective services, homeland security investigations,” Tisch told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”


  NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said she would not let anti-ICE protests get out of control in the Big Apple. James Messerschmidt NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said she would not let anti-ICE protests get out of control in the Big Apple. James Messerschmidt

“The message that I delivered to them was very clear: The New York City Police Department [are] expert in policing protests. We have lots of practice at it and our cops are the best in the world. It is our responsibility to maintain safety and order on our streets and we will not abdicate that responsibility.”

The commish’s remarks come after Trump deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 US Marines to LA after violent protests erupted over the weekend over his deportation crackdown.

The anti-ICE protests spread to Gotham with roughly 2,500 demonstrators taking to the streets in Lower Manhattan late Tuesday.


  NYPD officers tightly monitored a protest in Foley Square on Tuesday. Aristide Economopoulos NYPD officers tightly monitored a protest in Foley Square on Tuesday. Aristide Economopoulos

  More than 80 were arrested after clashing with NYPD officers on Tuesday. Aristide Economopoulos More than 80 were arrested after clashing with NYPD officers on Tuesday. Aristide Economopoulos

“We did have a group of about 200 looking to sow a little chaos and disorder. At the New York City Police Department we will not tolerate that,” Tisch said.

More than 80 people were arrested after shrieking, sign-holding demonstrators started clashing with cops and hurling objects at officers.

“Our cops did an incredible job. They made sure that everyone has the right to protest peacefully but if things get out of hand, you break the law, they’ll step in and make an arrest,” she said.
“And that’s exactly what they did — quickly and swiftly.”

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