According to the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, around 412,000 undocumented immigrants resided in the city as of 2022. Approximately 229,000 migrants arrived in the city beginning in that year, though fewer than 51,000 still reside in city-supported shelter.

President Trump released a flurry of immigration actions this week, signing a series of orders targeting the border and ramping up enforcement. While Trump has long pledged to address illegal immigration,

Trump wasted little time in pushing forward his immigration plans. Within hours of taking the oath of office Monday, he signed a flurry of executive orders that closed the U.S. to refugees, cracked down on undocumented immigrants with criminal backgrounds and challenged what it means to be “American.