"The forceful and intimidating actions by ICE pose an existential threat to the safety and security of both shelter-based staff and clients. Recent incidents nationwide and in New York City underscore ICE's overreach and the fear it instills in vulnerable communities of color through racial profiling and discriminatory enforcement, said Christine C. Quinn, president & CEO of Win. These unlawful practices have no place in our city and put migrants and shelter workers at risk."
"The report sparked outrage among, in particular, shelter providers across the five boroughs. First reported by Gothamist, federal agents allegedly were permitted entry into a city shelter on two separate occasions by employees without verifying that they had the necessary paperwork. In two additional cases, the outlet stated it learned that ICE had bypassed staff completely and entered a shelter premises without providing a warrant."
"According to an agency insider, in one incident, armed federal agents demanded information regarding a specific person, and the shelter employee responded that the person no longer lived at the location in hopes of getting them to leave."
Federal agents allegedly entered New York City shelters without proper warrants, with some employees reportedly permitting entry without verifying paperwork and other instances where agents bypassed staff entirely. The largest family shelter provider denounced the actions as unlawful and said the operations threaten the safety and security of shelter staff and clients, and instill fear in vulnerable communities of color. City social services sources disputed some details and an agency insider said armed agents once demanded information and a shelter employee attempted to deflect them by saying the person no longer lived there.
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