First ICE raid under Trump hits The Bronx in the early morning hours

The first immigration raids under the Trump administration in New York City were carried out early this morning as ICE officers nabbing migrants with warrants for alleged various crimes such as kidnapping, menacing, extortion, and burglary according to the New York Post.

Images released by newly appointed Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the former governor of South Dakota and dog killer, released images of the raids and said on social media, “Arresting some criminal aliens this morning in NYC” and thanked the officers involved in the raids including NYPD Special ops.

The raid happened in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, a historically immigrant community in New York City, many of whom are undocumented.

Many undocumented immigrants in The Bronx and across the city are operating on high anxiety and high alert fearing they may get caught and deported.

Some, we have heard, are opting out to not to go to medical and other necessary appointments because of the increased raids across the country especially in so called sanctuary cities like New York.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James said on X, “My office is aware of the increased presence of ICE across New York City. I am monitoring the situation to ensure our laws are being respected and people’s rights are not being violated. We have sent guidance to law enforcement, and it must be followed.”

The guidance clarifies that under state law, local law enforcement agencies (LEAs) are not required to honor federal immigration detainer requests without a judicial warrant and encourages limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities unless legally mandated.

Meanwhile, it appeared that only a handful of migrants were taken into custody by Immigration officials, however, now that the Trump administration has cranked up the raids and are demanding that each Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field house across the country must make 75 arrests a day, those numbers will more than likely soar.

According to the administration, they are only focusing on dangerous criminals at first but anyone undocumented can be caught up in each sweep and will be deported.