U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it has arrested roughly 1,600 non-citizens with criminal convictions on Long Island since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term. An additional 50 people have been turned over to the agency by the Nassau County Police Department, underscoring renewed cooperation between local and federal authorities in the region. ICE has also stepped up operations in neighboring states. A four-day sweep in Connecticut—dubbed “Operation Broken Trust”—resulted in 65 arrests, including individuals wanted for sexual assault, drug trafficking, child exploitation and gang-related offenses. The operation followed the state’s May expansion of its Trust Act, which limits local cooperation with federal immigration detainers. Acting Boston Field Office Director Patricia Hyde called such sanctuary measures “a public-safety risk,” arguing they force agents to make potentially dangerous at-large arrests. Tensions over those tactics were on display in New York City on 20 August, when ICE agents detained a man outside the Federal Plaza immigration court as by-standers and city Comptroller Brad Lander looked on. The incident reflected the agency’s willingness to carry out arrests in public settings when it cannot rely on local jail transfers. The enforcement push comes as the Trump administration expands detention capacity nationwide and threatens legal action against jurisdictions that curb cooperation. At the same time, some Democratic-led states are moving in the opposite direction: Illinois this week opened state financial-aid programs to all resident students regardless of immigration status, highlighting the diverging approaches now shaping U.S. immigration policy.