ICE director: NYC will see ‘increase in ICE arrests’
- New York City will experience an increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests, as stated by Acting Director Todd Lyons.
- Lyons emphasized that these actions are intelligence-driven, particularly regarding specific reasons for the arrests related to 'criminal illegal aliens'.
- Representative Dan Goldman criticized the actions as excessive force, describing them as a 'militant show of force' that stokes fear among New Yorkers.
- Lyons reassured that these arrests aim to make New York City 'safe again' by targeting non-violent individuals involved in crime.
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Federal agents are seen in New York City’s Chinatown neighborhood, Oct. 21, 2025. WABC (NEW YORK) — After federal agents carried out a joint Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in New York City’s Chinatown neighborhood on Tuesday, a federal official said the city will see an “increase in ICE arrests” because there are “so many criminal illegal” immigrants. “You will see us making those criminal arrests to make New York safe again. It’s…

Director Lyons: NYC to ‘See an Increase in ICE Arrests’
President Donald Trump warned Democrat-run sanctuary cities will see stepped-up federal scrutiny. And New York City is next for heightened Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to acting Director Todd Lyons. "You will see an increase in ICE arrests because there are so many criminal illegal aliens that have been released in New York specifically, and especially have been harbored in New York for the lack of cooperation there in New York…
Acting Director Lyons: NYC to 'See an Increase in ICE Arrests'
In an interview with Fox News on the 22nd, ICE Acting Director Ryans said that in New York City "we will see an increase in ICE arrests" because "there are too many illegal immigrants committing crimes."
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