New York was among the latest cities where Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted immigration raids, grabbing the attention of residents and business owners.

In a show 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.

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.

Paterson is at least the third New Jersey city where ICE raids have been reported since President Donald Trump was sworn in on Jan. 20, after regaining the White House on a platform that included a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.

Immigration enforcement operations continued in major cities across the U.S. on Tuesday as the Trump administration to tout a crackdown on illegal immigration.

Migrants across the U.S. and Arizona faced the spectre of ICE raids under the new administration of President Donald Trump.