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Port Richmond neighborhood in Staten Island

In Staten Island's 'Little Mexico,' ICE Presence Rattles a Community

March 23, 2026 Staten Island, NY Documented
ICE agents arrived at Faith United Methodist Church during a food pantry shift, pounding on doors where 40 volunteers were serving hundreds of residents. Street arrests in Port Richmond's "Little Mexico" neighborhood have devastated the local economy, with day laborers reporting the loss of virtually all contracts and unprecedented homelessness among workers.
Source: Documented