ICE fears gut sales on Sunset Park’s 5th Avenue

June 17, 2025 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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SUNSET PARK — LATIN-AMERICAN RESTAURANT and grocery owners along Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park say revenue has plunged 25-30% in just three weeks after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were repeatedly spotted staking out neighborhood corners and city immigration courts, according to the Daily News. One Guatemalan restaurateur told the paper her daily take slid from roughly $2,400 to $1,700, while a nearby Mexican deli reports sales halved to nearly $600. The anxiety follows months of stepped-up federal raids nationwide, including January sweeps that detained domestic workers in Crown Heights.

Community advocates warn the policy shift threatens Sunset Park’s immigrant-driven corridor and could ripple through Brooklyn’s food economy.

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