Overview
- On Monday, June 8, Tom Homan told Fox that he reviewed an operational plan and promised a larger ICE presence in New York City without giving deployment dates.
- Homan said New York’s late-March law that restricts federal activity in local facilities and bans masked agents has reduced the efficiency of jail arrests and therefore will require team-based street operations.
- Governor Kathy Hochul’s March law and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s February executive order remain in effect and bar routine local cooperation with ICE unless agents produce a judicial warrant.
- The Department of Homeland Security pushed back on some criticisms by saying ICE does not target schools or churches, while immigrant-rights groups point to recent protests and a hunger strike at Delaney Hall to warn of enforcement risks.
- More than 120 civil society groups have issued a World Cup travel warning about possible detentions and deportations, raising concerns about visitor safety and the city’s reputation if enforcement escalates this summer.