ICE raid fails in East New York
Security guards halt federal agents from entering women’s shelter
BY ROSE ADAMS
Federal immigration agents
attempted to arrest a resident
of an East New York women’s
shelter on Tuesday, but
security guards prevented
the agents from entering the
building, a spokeswoman for
the shelter confi rmed.
Eight offi cers donning U.S.
Immigration and Customs
Enforcement insignia approached
the homeless shelter
around 10 p.m. on Aug. 6,
and showed guards a photo
of the person they sought to
detain, according to a New
York Daily News report . The
agents allegedly claimed they
had a search warrant to enter
the premises, but when they
failed to display it, the shelter’s
employees did not allow
them inside, a spokeswoman
for the shelter confi rmed.
ICE spokeswoman Rachael
Yong Yow denied that border
offi cers had conducted any
enforcement actions at the
shelter on Tuesday.
The East New York shelter
is operated by Women
in Need — the largest housing
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Employees for the East New York women’s shelter denied ICE agents access to the building, according to a
spokeswoman for the shelter. File photo
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