Posted on: January 25, 2025 07:00 AM

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ICE agents arrest hundreds of migrants in sanctuary cities including New York City

Federal law enforcement and ICE agents have arrested over 500 undocumented migrants wanted for outstanding crimes in sanctuary cities, including three in New York.

ICE says it has made 538 arrests, and detained 373 undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities across the country.

In New York, ICE agents arrested an alleged El Salvadorian MS-13 gang member, a Jamaican citizen who had been arrested for sexual exploitation of a minor and a Honduran citizen with a drunk driving conviction.

There were similar scenes in Boston, Denver, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Seattle, Miami, and Washington, DC.

A Justice Department memo threatened criminal charges against state and local officials who don't cooperate with ICE, but New York Attorney General Letitia James says the Trump administration cannot force local law enforcement to help them detain and deport immigrants..

She said many of the immigration orders - which she called "the noise that is coming from Washington" -- are constitutional violations.

"The president cannot unilaterally rewrite the Constitution," she said. "We are willing to work with the Office of President Trump," but will protect "the rights of vulnerable or marginalized populations, including, but not limited to the immigrant communities."

Internal memos to New York City schools explicitly stated ICE agents should not be allowed inside facilities under any circumstances.

The NYPD issued a memo as well, saying officers should not assist with federal immigration enforcement.