First Bangladeshi Arrested in Jackson Heights, New York

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Bangladeshi citizen Sibbir Ahmed. He was arrested at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28, from a home in the Jackson Heights area of ​​New York. Sibbir Ahmed's family members said that two members of the New York Police Department were present with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the arrest operation. Sibbir Ahmed's arrest is believed to be the first Bangladeshi arrest under the new administration of President Trump.

Sibbir Ahmed's home is in the Bairagi Bazar area of ​​Beanibazar, Sylhet, Bangladesh. He entered the United States by crossing the Brazilian border in 2022. He applied for political asylum just 22 days ago. The family has informed that there is currently no clear information about Sibbir Ahmed's case. The help of a lawyer is being sought to know his current whereabouts.
Such arrests caused intense panic among Bangladeshis during Donald Trump's first term of strict immigration policies. Although the current administration's policies are relatively flexible, the recent arrests have created concern among Bangladeshi immigrants. Immigration experts have advised undocumented immigrants to change their addresses and phone numbers. They have also emphasized the importance of seeking legal assistance.

According to the latest news, he has been kept at the Mossahnon Valley Correction Center in Pennsylvania. This information was reported through the ICE website.
ICE has 185 such correction centers across the United States. After various processes, the detained individuals are being deported from the correction centers to their respective countries.
Mossahnon Valley Correction Center is the largest detention center in Northeast America.