In Trump’s First 100 Days, Immigrant Arrests Stir Fear Across New York—But Also Forge Community Bonds
While specific figures for New York under the new federal administration are not yet available, media reports and press releases from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) suggest there have been more than 340 arrests of migrants from January to mid-April across the state.
“Mom, immigration came and took Dad away,” María (a pseudonym) recalled her 15-year-old daughter telling her by phone in January. Her husband was detained and deported following a car accident in upstate New York.
“He was not a delinquent man—he went from church to work,” María told City Limits in Spanish. “He was a good father. That hurt me the most.”
