Gareth O'Callaghan: New York Irish keep their heads down this Thanksgiving due to ICE

Rising ICE detentions and heightened tension in New York’s immigrant communities convinced Gareth O'Callaghan to cancel his Thanksgiving trip to Brooklyn

Hospitality workers in handcuffs after being arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Delta Downs, Louisiana. Gareth O'Callaghan also explains why he scrapped his plan to travel to the US this year amid the ICE purge.  Picture: ICE/AP

It’s almost 80 years since the novelist EB White, who wrote Charlotte’s Web, published an essay titled “Here is New York” — a love letter to the city that never sleeps — in which he shares his thoughts about its residents, culture, and history.

It’s perceptive and nostalgic, and it’s how I remember my time there.