"This Christmas, some NYC children will sleep clutching phones instead of toys, longing for calls from loved ones in ICE's custody that may never come. Separated by President Trump's mass deportation policy, immigrant families say a season normally filled with celebrations of family has instead become a season of fear and longing, defined by empty beds, missed milestones, and the constant ache of being torn apart."
"Data shows that at least 60% people with no criminal records have been arrested by the Trump administration in 2025. This data contradicts repeated statements from Trump administration members such as Border Czar Tom Homan, who claims ICE is only targeting the worst of the worst, meaning violent criminals. Many of the detainees taken by ICE in New York are fathers, mothers, husbands, wives and other relatives without criminal records, who will nevertheless be missing from dinner tables for Christmas dinner."
Immigrant families in New York face separation and uncertainty during the Christmas season as mass deportations remove loved ones from homes. Children sleep clutching phones, waiting for calls from relatives detained by ICE. Data indicates at least 60% of people arrested in 2025 had no criminal records, contradicting claims that ICE targets only violent criminals. Many detainees are parents and relatives who will be absent from holiday dinners and milestone moments. Families cope by holding close to faith, children, and hope, while navigating grief, empty beds, missed milestones, and the constant ache of being torn apart.
Read at www.amny.com
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