Street vendors on Fordham Road say they are packing up due to fears that they could be the next target of ICE raids.

Manny's Kebab stand has occupied a corner of Fordham Road since 1978.

"It's hard but we keep on going no matter what we have to pay our rent and bills, things like that we have to come around," said Manny, a New York City street vendor.

From fresh fruit to tamales, the commercial strip in the heart of the Bronx is known as a destination for street vendors.

The NYC street vending population is made up of 96% of immigrants, according to the Street Vendor Project.

On a typical day, Fordham Road would be packed with vendors along nearly every corner, but many of them are opting to stay home.

"This is a sad scene, this is not Fordham Road," said Mohamed Attia, managing director for the Street Vendor Project. "We're seeing this across the Bronx we are seeing this across the five boroughs, they are choosing to stay home because they don't want to take the risk of interacting with federal or local authorities."

Manny is a U.S. citizen with a street vending license, but he says many of his fellow vendors are undocumented.

"From Monday through Friday, they are on the lookout," said Manny.

The Bronx was one of the first targets of the Trump administration's illegal immigration crackdown. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids rounded up undocumented criminals with the fear of who could be next.

"Many of these vendors don't have a license to vend, and they can get a summons for not having a license to vend and that could put them directly in the path of ICE," said Oswald Feliz, city councilmember who represents District 15.

Another street vendor who from Mexico spoke with News 12 anonymously, scared to reveal her identity. The mother of four told News 12 she has been vending on Fordham Road for 10 years.

"I cannot stay in my house for four years. I have to come out. The only thing I can do is pray to God that they don't take me because I have to work and my children are little," she said.

She says one of her friends who operates a tamale pushcart has not come out to make sales since the new administration took office.

The Street Vendor Project has been holding 'Know Your Rights' workshops and is working to push a package of legislation that could provide protections for street vendors.

"What can happen right now is the city to go forward and pass legislation that would create more licenses for vendors. This is the only safeguard the vendors are asking for right now," said Attia.

Councilmember Feliz said his office is working to answer that call.

"We are working to expand the cap on Vending licenses, we are going to continue to support them every way possible," said Feliz.