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Trump Plans ICE Surge in NYC Post-Hochul Law

6/9/2026

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Summary

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Border Czar Tom Homan told Fox News that New York City will see an unprecedented number of ICE agents after Governor Kathy Hochul signed restrictive immigration legislation.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to deploy additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel to New York City, with timing undisclosed.
Governor Kathy Hochul said the surge would be wildly disruptive to the nation's economic engine, warning that Americans have had enough of ICE overreach.
The law Hochul signed bans ICE agents from wearing masks, prohibits cooperation agreements such as 287(g), and restricts warrantless searches of schools, churches and hospitals.
Immigration advocates on Long Island warned that an increased ICE presence could spill over to Nassau and Suffolk counties, pledging to organize resistance.

History

Historical Context

President Bill Clinton signed the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, which created Section 287(g) allowing state and local police to partner with ICE. By November 2021, 142 agencies had such agreements. Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2024 order ending 287(g) collaborations revives the long-standing federal-state clash over immigration enforcement first sparked by the 1996 law.

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Story summary

Border Czar Tom Homan told Fox News that New York City will see an unprecedented number of ICE agents after Governor Kathy Hochul signed restrictive immigration legislation.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to deploy additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel to New York City, with timing undisclosed.
Governor Kathy Hochul said the surge would be wildly disruptive to the nation's economic engine, warning that Americans have had enough of ICE overreach.
The law Hochul signed bans ICE agents from wearing masks, prohibits cooperation agreements such as 287(g), and restricts warrantless searches of schools, churches and hospitals.
Immigration advocates on Long Island warned that an increased ICE presence could spill over to Nassau and Suffolk counties, pledging to organize resistance.

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