"Even though Central and South American residents make up just a quarter of the city's immigrant population, the report found that immigrants from Central and South America comprised nearly three-fourths of all ICE arrests in the Big Apple. ICE is disproportionately targeting Latinos for arrest, both nationally and in New York state, Vice President of Policy at the New York Immigration Coalition Mario Bruzzone explained."
"For example, Ecuadorians are 4% of non-citizens in New York State, but they are 24.9% of ICE arrests. Mexicans are 5.6% of non-citizens but they're 9.9% of ICE arrests. Guatemalans are 1.6% of non-citizens but 8.4% of ICE arrests. Hondurans 1.3% of non-citizens but 6.0% of ICE arrests and so forth. Bruzzone went on to state that the person's Latino country of origin did not matter the individuals were apprehended based merely on their ethnicity."
Data from the New York Immigration Coalition and the University of California, Berkeley cover Jan. 1, 2024 through July 2025 and focus on New York state. Central and South American residents make up about 25% of the city's immigrant population but account for nearly 75% of ICE arrests in New York City. Specific groups show stark overrepresentation: Ecuadorians 4% of noncitizens but 24.9% of ICE arrests; Mexicans 5.6% versus 9.9%; Guatemalans 1.6% versus 8.4%; Hondurans 1.3% versus 6.0%. Men are heavily overrepresented: males are 50% of immigrants but 89% of ICE arrestees. Apprehensions appear tied to ethnicity rather than country-specific factors.
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