A man has been arrested after allegedly setting fire to a federal building in Manhattan that houses US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices, using an incendiary device. The incident adds to a string of recent attacks and protests targeting ICE facilities across the United States amid heightened tensions over immigration enforcement.

Details of the suspect's identity, motive and the extent of the damage were not fully available in the source material. Authorities are understood to have taken the individual into custody in connection with the fire.