{"id":318857,"date":"2026-08-11T18:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T18:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/318857\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T18:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T18:56:12","slug":"ice-surging-enforcement-in-multiple-queens-neighborhoods-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/318857\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE surging enforcement in multiple Queens neighborhoods: officials"},"content":{"rendered":"

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — Advocates and residents in New York City are drawing attention to and calling for the end of increased ICE enforcement<\/a> in the borough with the highest number of immigrants in the city.<\/p>\n

In the last two weeks, ICE has increased its presence in Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, College Point and Corona, Queens, according to immigrant rights groups and elected officials on Monday.<\/p>\n

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“Over the past few weeks ICE has been ramping up its presence in our neighborhoods. Unsurprisingly, they are targeting Queens, the most diverse place in the world and a borough where half of the residents were born in another country,” said Civil Rights and Immigration Lead Organizer Luba Cort\u00e9s of Make the Road New York during a rally on Monday.<\/p>\n

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A map from the New York City Department of Planning and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office shows that populations in many Queens neighborhoods are made up of 50% or more immigrants. Among them are Corona, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, Flushing and College Point, many of the same neighborhoods that elected officials have noted as having increased ICE presence.<\/p>\n

“In New York, we will not be intimidated into silence. We will defend our neighbors, protect our immigrant families, and fight like hell for a future where every person\u2014regardless of immigration status\u2014can live safely, freely, and with dignity,” said Assembly Member Gonz\u00e1lez-Rojas, who represents District 34.<\/p>\n

Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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