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ICE launching operation in New York City

The operation targets immigrants with unhonored detainers as federal agents expand arrests beyond Queens, officials said.

  • On Monday, July 27, Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched targeted operations in New York City, beginning in Queens and expected to expand to Long Island on Tuesday, according to NewsNation.
  • White House border czar Tom Homan previously warned of the surge, citing unhonored federal detainers and criticizing legislation signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul that restricts local cooperation with immigration authorities.
  • Authorities are relying on officers already assigned to the New York field office rather than deploying agents from other regions, while the Department of Homeland Security declined to confirm operational details citing security concerns.
  • The enforcement sweep has heightened anxiety in immigrant neighborhoods across the city, while Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani has sharply criticized the agency and previously called for it to be abolished.
  • Homan argues that restricted access to local jails forces agents to conduct street-level arrests, emphasizing that undocumented individuals remain subject to enforcement actions regardless of Department of Homeland Security targeting.
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NewsNation broke the news in Chicago, United States on Monday, July 27, 2026.
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