Hundreds of New Yorkers marched through Sunset Park on Saturday to show solidarity with their neighbors and undocumented immigrants as federal deportation arrests continue nationwide.

Council Member Alexa Avilés hosted a “Stand Against ICE” march for her neighbors who fear Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, in an attempt to make the large immigrant community in Sunset Park feel less alone, she said.

As New Yorkers marched amid shouts and cheers, there were many individuals who watched from the sidelines with tears in their eyes.

Since the beginning of the Trump administration, over two million immigrants have been deported or self-deported, according to the Department of Homeland Security, and over 3,000 people from New York City , according to the Deportation Data Project

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