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The Trump administration calls its NYC immigration sweep the worst of the worst. The city’s own court records say 76 percent had no criminal record

The Trump administration calls its NYC immigration sweep the worst of the worst. Court records say 76 percent had no criminal record.

By Bushwick Daily News Desk

March 23, 2026 · 3 min read

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The Trump administration calls its NYC immigration sweep the worst of the worst. The city’s own court records say 76 percent had no criminal record

The Trump administration calls its NYC immigration sweep the worst of the worst. Court records say 76 percent had no criminal record.

Lower Manhattan · · 3 min read
The Trump administration calls its NYC immigration sweep the worst of the worst. The city’s own court records say 76 percent had no criminal record
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The federal government has justified its surge of immigration arrests in New York by saying it is going after dangerous criminals. The paper trail those arrests leave behind, in habeas petitions and court filings, tells a different story.

Start with the numbers. Of the 3,191 people ICE arrested in New York City from August 2025 through early March 2026, 76 percent had no criminal convictions or pending charges…

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