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‘Violent theatre of disappearance’: Pols witness aggressive ICE arrests at federal court

Posted on July 3, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn pols take bold stance against Trump, pass landmark immigration protections

Jose Luis Rojas Figuera, 20, a former student at Pan American International High School in Queens, was detained by ICE agents on June 2 after attending a routine immigration hearing in Lower Manhattan.

City seeks release of former Queens student held in ICE custody after court appearance

Posted on July 2, 2025

Man in beige shirt looks concerned while being arrested by masked ICE agent

ICE raids continue in Lower Manhattan court as immigrant advocates rail against ‘Trump’s personal army’

Posted on July 1, 2025

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Velázquez, immigrant advocates seek ‘No Masks for ICE’ at Lower Manhattan rally

Posted on June 29, 2025

Attorney General Letitia James announced a lawsuit against Elon Musk and the Trump administration on Feb 14.

‘A profound and disappointing setback’: AG James criticizes SCOTUS ruling on birthright citizenship

Posted on June 27, 2025

A masked-up federal agent at the ICE facility in Lower Manhattan on June 9, 2025.

EXCLUSIVE | Goldman and Espaillat lead House Democrats on proposed law to unmask ICE agents during immigration arrests

Posted on June 25, 2025

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Mahmoud Khalil recounts grim ICE detention conditions during rally after his release: ‘It’s so normal to see men cry’

Posted on June 23, 2025

Maksim Reviaka, (left) stands next to his wife Akeelah while taking vows during their marriage cereomy at Second Presbyterian Church on Sunday, June 22. Reviaka is set to face a deportation hearing on July 1.

Love in the time of ICE raids: A Russian immigrant marries a Brooklyn woman as deportation threat looms

Posted on June 22, 2025

City Comptroller Brad Lander in ICE court

Comptroller Brad Lander returns to Lower Manhattan court days after arrest to again advocate for immigrants facing ICE arrest

Posted on June 21, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil, an activist arrested, speaking

Judge orders release of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil from ICE custody

Posted on June 20, 2025

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Lower Manhattan

‘What are you hiding?’: NY lawmakers demand DHS reverse policy blocking inspection of lower Manhattan ICE facility

Posted on June 20, 2025

Business

NYC restaurants form ‘Solidarity’ coalition to protect workers from immigration raids, low pay

Posted on June 20, 2025

Mayor Adams speaks about immigration and federal authority

Mayor Adams deflects on reporters’ ICE questions amid surge in enforcement efforts across NYC

Posted on June 18, 2025

Brad Lander being arrested by ICE officials

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Brad Lander arrest is ‘abuse of power’ by ICE and feds, NYC mayoral candidates and organizations say

Posted on June 17, 2025

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Comptroller Brad Lander released after dramatic arrest at ICE court hearing

Posted on June 17, 2025

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‘Immimentary’: Telling the stories of NYC immigrants from a first-person perspective

Posted on June 14, 2025

California senator accosted by Trump homeland security official

New York lawmakers rage after California senator forced to ground by federal officials at Homeland Security Noem’s press conference

Posted on June 12, 2025

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QNS

Velázquez leads Congressional push for New York for All immigration protections amid raids

Protesters against ICE raids gather in Lower Manhattan

ICE raid protests: More arrests made in Lower Manhattan demonstrations, but crowd size diminishes

Posted on June 12, 2025

Andrew Cuomo speaking about Trump and ICE

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Cuomo warns: Trump would send federal troops to NYC; mayoral candidate urges protesters to remain peaceful

Posted on June 11, 2025

Rally in Manhattan to protect the rule of law

Massive anti-Trump protests planned in NYC for national ‘No Kings Day’

Posted on June 11, 2025

Immigrant in elevator after being arrested by ICE agents in Lower Manhattan court

Gone in 30 seconds: Frantic scenes in Lower Manhattan as ICE agents apprehend immigrants attending court hearings

Posted on June 10, 2025

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Legal Aid Society condemns ICE raids at NYC immigration courts

Posted on June 10, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

ICE raids: Adams doesn’t ‘foresee’ Trump sending troops to quell NYC protests; leading rivals present plans

Posted on June 10, 2025

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ICE raids unrest: ‘We will not allow violence,’ Mayor Adams warns while encouraging peaceful protests in NYC

Posted on June 9, 2025

Masked ICE agents in immigration court in Lower Manhattan

‘Living hell’: ICE presence at Manhattan immigration court fueling fear and anger among lawyers and visitors alike

Posted on June 9, 2025

NYPD commissioner and Espaillat holding check for camera funding

NYPD to install more cameras around Upper Manhattan with security funding from Espaillat

Posted on June 9, 2025

New Yorkers protest Trump travel ban and anti-immigrant policies

Trump travel ban on 12 African and Asian nations ‘racist’ and un-American, New York pols and advocates say

Posted on June 9, 2025

People at City Hall protesting ICE arrest of high school student

Queens NYC public high school student arrested and detained by ICE agents, NYS officials say

Posted on June 8, 2025

ICE agents in Lower Manhattan.

2025 Mayor’s Race

On thin ICE: Protests erupt in New York and Los Angeles over Trump admin’s targeting of immigrants in nation’s two biggest cities

Posted on June 8, 2025

City Comptroller Brad Lander speaking at podium

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‘Arbitrary cruelty’: Lander slams ICE court house detentions, observes immigration hearings

Posted on June 5, 2025

ICE agents arrest Haitian migrant in Manhattan court

ICE raids: Mayor Adams says undocumented migrants should still go to court despite sting operations

Posted on June 3, 2025

NYC corporation counsel speaking about lawsuit against Trump HUD

NYC challenges ICE detainment of Bronx student Dylan Lopez Contreras

Posted on June 2, 2025

Elected officials are calling for the release of Dylan Lopez Contreras, a high school student from ICE custody.

Bronx

Public officials, advocates rally in the Manhattan for the release of Bronx high school student detained by ICE

Posted on May 30, 2025

Congress member Dan Goldman speaks about ICE raids

‘Gestapo-like behavior’: Goldman condemns ICE detentions at NYC court appearances

Posted on May 29, 2025

Haitian migrants arriving in Haiti

Federal judge set to rule on Haitian TPS case within a week

Posted on May 28, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about ICE detaining student during Trump era

Tell it to Trump: Mayor Adams insists report of ICE detaining NYC public school student at immigration hearing is federal matter

Posted on May 27, 2025

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Haitian TPS holders to present arguments in lawsuit against Trump administration

Posted on May 27, 2025

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Bronx Times

Thousands of Bronx immigrants may be entitled to part of class action civil rights settlement

Suspects in Times Square assault on cops

Times Square assault on cops: Tisch says controversial gang database leads to more arrests

Posted on May 6, 2025

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Bronx Times

Fordham, CUNY international student visas reinstated — at least temporarily

Former NYS Assembly Member Michael Blake (79th District).

Caribbean Life

Mayoral candidates discuss Immigration Policy during local forum

Attorney General Letitia James is challenging Nassau County’s trans sports ban.

Caribbean Life

AGs take action against Trump’s ‘Ideological Deportation Policy’

A protestor holds signs in support of Mahmoud Khalil.

Louisiana judge rules that Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

Posted on April 11, 2025

Rikers Island sign near prison

Adams admin signs order allowing ICE to reopen Rikers office as NYC pols, criminal justice advocates seethe

Posted on April 9, 2025

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Asylum seeker intake and services at The Roosevelt Hotel to close, Adams says

Posted on February 24, 2025

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NYC hospitality industry on edge over ICE raids and potential impact on immigrant workforce

Posted on February 20, 2025

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