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Border czar Tom Homan plans to increase ICE agents in sanctuary cities like New York, following a shooting by undocumented individuals.
New York City faces federal lawsuit from the Trump administration targeting sanctuary policies dating back to 1989 that prevent authorities from honoring ICE detainer requests.
The speculation follows "border czar" Tom Homan’s promise to “flood the zone” – New York City – with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The threat followed last weekend’s shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection agent at Fort Washington Park in Upper Manhattan.
After a federal judge threw out the Trump Administration's lawsuit against sanctuary cities in Illinois, the government looks towards New York
Something unusual is happening in U.S. immigration courts. Government lawyers are refusing to give their names during public hearings. In June 2025, Immigration Judge ShaSha Xu in New York City reportedly told lawyers in her courtroom: “We’re not really doing names publicly.
President Trump has been in office for more than six months, and we are already seeing an impact in the Capital Region.
A diverse group has been showing up at courts to escort immigrants at risk of being detained for deportation by masked officials.
A New York realtor has been banned from traveling to Columbia for a decade after his violent airport tirade in the South American country was caught on video — but claims he is the victim,