In a display of force aimed at quickly increasing arrests and generating publicity, the administration targeted the nation’s largest city, where sanctuary policies limit official cooperation with ICE.

U.S. President Donald Trump's top homeland security official joined officers as they carried out an immigration arrest in New York City on Tuesday, the latest effort to promote Trump's nationwide crackdown as enforcement has intensified in recent days.

While crime has long been a problem in their neighborhood, Bronx residents said, immigration enforcement actions there are rare.

Here's a primer on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the New York City area since President Donald Trump returned to office.

ICE agents arrested at least one person early Tuesday morning in New York City, according to multiple agencies.

Secretary Kristi Noem was in New York City Tuesday morning, accompanying agents carrying out an immigration enforcement operation.  Noem, who was confirmed as

New York is now one of the U.S. cities being targeted by federal officials as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.

DHS Secretary Noem rode alongside federal agents targeting a high-profile Venezuelan gang member during immigration enforcement in the Bronx.

New York political leaders are split over the recent increase in ICE deportation operations, with Republicans praising the crackdown and Democrats stressing authorities respect “sanctuary" policies.

The targets were handed down on Saturday after a middling start to President Trump's promised mass deportation push, the Washington Post reported.

A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission.

A U.S. veteran and Navajo residents have been asked for identification. Critics are complaining of racial profiling as raids and deportations increase.