Mutual aid and immigrant advocacy groups in New York City have been canvassing local businesses and handing out pamphlets and signs informing workers and managers of their rights in the event of a visit from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

The outreach comes as Trump administration officials have renewed promises to send more ICE officers to New York City, amid ongoing immigration crackdowns in Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte and elsewhere. The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs has estimated that roughly 412,000 “undocumented immigrants” without permanent legal immigration status lived in New York City as of 2022.

The New York Immigration Coalition, a statewide nonprofit, is among the advocacy groups leading the canvassing efforts, and has visited over 1,000 busine

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