Between October 2025 and March 2026, ICE conducted street-based enforcement operations across New York and New Jersey that disproportionately targeted people from Latin America. Over 1,200 lawsuits filed by detainees revealed 430 street arrests, with more than 93% of those who filed legal challenges being from Latin American countries, despite Latinos comprising only 66% of the region's undocumented immigrant population. Operations concentrated in predominantly Latino neighborhoods including Corona in Queens, Brentwood and Hempstead on Long Island, and Passaic and Plainfield in New Jersey. Detainees reported that agents used violent tactics including Tasers and window-smashing, and in some cases admitted they stopped individuals because they resembled other targets on warrants before arresting them anyway.