Amid expectations that President Donald Trump will follow through on his plan for mass deportations, more than a quarter million illegal migrants in New York during the previous five years reportedly have been ordered out of the country.
From 2020 to 2024, a total of 254,180 migrants who reported a home address in New York state received removal orders from the courts, making them eligible for deportation, Documented reported Tuesday.
However, the outlet said it was unclear how many of those migrants remain in New York. Some could be out of the U.S. or in another state.
Trump on Monday kicked off his sweeping southern border crackdown, declaring illegal immigration a national emergency.
Republicans say large-scale deportations are necessary after millions of immigrants crossed illegally under President Joe Biden. There were roughly 11 million immigrants in the U.S. illegally or with a temporary status at the start of 2022, according to a U.S. government estimate, a figure that some analysts now place at 13 million to 14 million.
"We've faced these challenges before, and this time we are stronger and more prepared to fight alongside our communities," New York Immigration Coalition President and CEO Murad Awawdeh told Undocumented.
"We are prepared to assist our immigrant neighbors and resist this administration's attacks in the streets, by advocating in [state capital] Albany for bills that will empower our communities, and in the courts."
The data, supplied to Undocumented by tech nonprofit Mobile Pathways, showed that migrants from 10 countries received more than 70% of all deportation orders in New York the previous five years.
Ecuadorians received the most removal orders, with roughly 33,000 people being ordered deported.
Lisa Rivera, president & CEO of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), encouraged leaders in New York City, a sanctuary city, to protect migrants.
"This reaffirms that overenforcement leads to more harm. It often denies our immigrant neighbors' their day in court, leads to more family separation and trauma, and in its overreach, leads to the detention and deportation of people who have a right to be here," Rivera told Undocumented.
"With the new federal administration in office, New York leaders should do everything in their power to keep immigrants safe and strengthen trusted supportive networks for our neighbors in need."
Reuters contributed to this story.
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