Here's a primer on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the New York City area since President Donald Trump returned to office.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE) agents carried out an early morning raid in New York City on Tuesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has said. Noem shared video on X, formerly Twitter, showing officers leading away an individual.
While crime has long been a problem in their neighborhood, Bronx residents said, immigration enforcement actions there are rare.
ICE agents arrested at least one person early Tuesday morning in New York City, according to multiple agencies.
DHS Secretary Noem rode alongside federal agents targeting a high-profile Venezuelan gang member during immigration enforcement in the Bronx.
New York is now one of the U.S. cities being targeted by federal officials as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.
Aurora, Colorado, which had been a focus for President Donald Trump during his campaign, will be the next city where an operation is conducted, sources told NBC News.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said federal immigration agents had begun an enforcement action in New York City. The scope was not immediately clear.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have begun in New York City, as the Trump administration is pushing for an increase in arrests of undocumented people across
New York political leaders are split over the recent increase in ICE deportation operations, with Republicans praising the crackdown and Democrats stressing authorities respect “sanctuary" policies.
President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and effort to deport massive numbers of people hit the nation’s largest city early Tuesday, as immigration officers and federal agents fanned out across a city where 1 in 3 residents were born in another country.