ICE Arrests Surge 65% in N.Y. After Trump Took Office, While Busts of People Without Convictions Up 225%

By Jillian Jorgensen

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement drastically stepped up arrests in New York City in the eight months after President Trump was sworn in, according to a City Hall analysis.

Arrests by ICE in what the federal agency considers the New York City area — which includes several counties north of the city — increased by more than 65% in 2017, compared with the same period in 2016, according to the Mayor's Office of Immigration Affairs.

Arrests by ICE of people with no criminal convictions increased by 225% in the New York City area in the eight months following the inauguration, the city said.

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Source: The New York Daily News (via Empire Report New York)