The targets were handed down on Saturday after a middling start to President Trump's promised mass deportation push, the Washington Post reported.
Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.
Residents in New Jersey cities report seeing ICE agents, causing anxiety. Operations follow Newark raids; local officials address community concerns and educate on rights.
Advocates in New York City are working to educate local migrants about their rights, as ICE raids target major cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta.
Federal law enforcement and ICE agents have arrested nearly 600 undocumented migrants wanted for outstanding crimes in sanctuary cities, including some from New York.
According to the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, around 412,000 undocumented immigrants resided in the city as of 2022. Approximately 229,000 migrants arrived in the city beginning in that year, though fewer than 51,000 still reside in city-supported shelter.
Reports of immigrants raids are on the rise in parts of the tri-state following efforts by the Trump administration to focus on mass deportations upon his return to the White House. Days after an ICE operation at a seafood market in Newark,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appear to have stepped up their detention of unauthorized immigrants, taking more than 500 people into custody on Thursday, almost twice the average number of daily arrests late last year.
The Trump administration intensified efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, making U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a central focus.
The Thursday morning raid took place in Newark, New Jersey and saw three people taken into custody by immigration officials. The owner of the business that was raided said he's never seen anything lik
A New Jersey mayor says his city has been “unlawfully terrorized” after federal agents detained multiple people Thursday during what Immigration and Customs Enforcement called “a targeted enforcement operation.