In a display of force aimed at increasing arrests and generating publicity, the administration targeted the nation’s largest city, where sanctuary policies limit cooperation with ICE.

While crime has long been a problem in their neighborhood, Bronx residents said, immigration enforcement actions there are rare.

Federal immigration raids have officially begun in New York City, with over 20 arrests made during a multi-agency operation led by Homeland Security. FOX 5's Lisa Evers has the story in the Bronx, where heavily armed agents detained a suspect wanted for violent crimes in multiple states.