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Masked men and ICE agents in immigration court in Lower Manhattan

ICE in Courts: Feds seizure of 7-year-old Queens public school student and her family sparks outrage among local officials

Posted on August 17, 2025

Murad Awawdeh, NYIC’s executive director

Caribbean Life

Caribbean advocates urge closure of ICE facility at 26th Federal Plaza

ICE agents with detained immigrant

Judge rules ICE can no longer hold immigrants in crowded, ‘abusive’ holding areas at 26 Federal Plaza

Posted on August 12, 2025

woman in tears as ICE agents arrest and escort her in hallway

ICE in courts: More immigrants cuffed in Lower Manhattan as legal groups look to preserve and expand New York’s immigration protections

Posted on August 12, 2025

As a man was detained by ICE, protestors took to the streets to denounce federal agents being at 26 Federal Plaza on Friday morning.

PHOTOS: Protesters gather to denounce federal agents at 26 Federal Plaza

Posted on August 8, 2025

man bows while being dragged away by ICE agent

ICE in courts: Game of ‘justice roulette’ continues at Federal Plaza as Lander pushes for more legal funding

Posted on August 7, 2025

Masked men and ICE agents in immigration court in Lower Manhattan

ICE in court: Three months of immigrant raids by masked fed agents continue in Lower Manhattan, with no end in sight

Posted on August 6, 2025

two men shake hands near portraits of suspects in border patrol agent shooting

Migrants accused of shooting off-duty Border Patrol agent in Manhattan hit with state charges

Posted on August 6, 2025

federal agent with ICE speaking with NYC Congress members at Brooklyn facility

Feds briefly trap NYC Congress members within gates of Brooklyn detention center during visit to check on immigrant detainees

Posted on August 6, 2025

A migrant is detained by federal immigration officers at U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., July 23, 2025.

Caribbean Life

Calls grow to halt ICE arrests at immigration hearings

ICE agents wearing masks line the halls of the 12th floor at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan on Friday. The agents remained stationed outside immigration courtrooms, where multiple individuals were detained following their hearings

Lower Manhattan

ICE in Courts: Reverend joins protest after congregant detained inside Federal Plaza

Posted on August 1, 2025

ICE agents escort a man through the hallway of 26 Federal Plaza following a court hearing.

Lower Manhattan

ICE in courts: Feds cuff more immigrants as protesters decry detentions outside 26 Federal Plaza

Posted on July 28, 2025

New York City joined 13 local governments in urging a federal court to block the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua as ICE continues enforcement actions at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan.

NYC joins coalition to fight ending temporary protected status for Honduran, Nepali, Nicaraguan immigrants

Posted on July 28, 2025

A ICE Agent detains a man following a hearing at 26 Federal Plaza on the 14th floor on July 24.

ICE detentions continue following lawsuit against sanctuary cities

Posted on July 25, 2025

Masked guards for ICE escort immigrant

ICE in court: Feds snatch more immigrants as Lander, Williams demand safety inspection of detainment center

Posted on July 23, 2025

EXCLUSIVE | amNY’s ICE coverage prompts press organizations to air concerns over treatment of journalists covering detentions

Posted on July 23, 2025

Suspect mugshot involved in shooting at park

Harlem

Mayor Adams rails against ‘violent migrant’ accused of shooting off-duty Border Patrol agent during Manhattan park robbery

Posted on July 20, 2025

Derlis Snaider Chusin Toaquiza, 19, embraces his family after arriving at Port Authority Bus Terminal on Friday

Queens teen reunites with family after month-long ICE detention in Texas

Posted on July 18, 2025

Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Sen. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Caribbean Life

Wrongfully deported to Africa? Jamaica says it didn’t turn anyone away

two people in a hallway, one of them being brought out by a federal agent

ICE in courts: More immigrants cuffed at Federal Plaza as even officers feel the strain

Posted on July 17, 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaking about FEMA funding cuts

‘Beyond unconscionable’: Hochul meets with cabinet to discuss ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ condemns Republicans who voted for it

Posted on July 17, 2025

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Lower Manhattan

ICE in courts: One immigrant’s hearing turns into ‘murderous reality show’ that ends with chaotic arrest, traumatized family, Lander says

Posted on July 16, 2025

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Letitia James leads national attorneys general coalition urging Congress to ‘protect Americans from masked ICE agents’

Posted on July 16, 2025

The 19-year-old Ecuadorian asylum-seeker and Queens high school student was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on June 4

Queens high schooler to be released from ICE detention in Texas, lawyers say

Posted on July 15, 2025

Immigrant man in blue apprehended by ICE agents and led into stairwell

ICE in Courts: Seized immigrant suffers apparent medical emergency while being arrested in mysterious incident

Posted on July 15, 2025

Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse among members of the clergy as Brooklyn Canarsie Lions hosted a successful Brotherhood Service, distributed Thanksgiving gifts in November 2024.

Caribbean Life

Haitian officials debunk viral video of alleged ICE confrontation

The 31-year-old asylum-seeker from Peru with developmental and auditory disabilities, was detained by ICE on July 2

ICE in NYC: Disabled asylum seeker detained without contact for over a week, parents skipping meals to pay for detained son’s release

Posted on July 13, 2025

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PHOTOS: Advocacy groups hold silent vigils outside Lower Manhattan courthouse amid ICE detainments

Posted on July 11, 2025

A handful of elected officials touted the MELT ICE bill on Wednesday, which would force Feds to unmask; however, its implementation inside immigration court remains murky.

Melting ICE? Pols tout bill to unmask Feds but its implementation inside court remains unclear

Posted on July 9, 2025

Congressman Dan Goldman detailed on Tuesday the horrific conditions that detained immigrants say they are living in on the 10th floor of Federal Plaza.

‘They’re shackled by their arms, their legs and their waist’: U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman details horrific ICE conditions

Posted on July 8, 2025

Dozens of masked ICE agents were back in immigration court on Tuesday rapidly vanishing immigrants from their legally mandated court hearings and leaving devastated families in their wake.

‘Where is my daddy?’: ICE separates more families in Lower Manhattan

Posted on July 8, 2025

An migrant is grabbed by ICE.

Top Adams deputy defends city’s cooperation with ICE as ‘dialogue,’ despite criticism over courthouse arrests

Posted on July 7, 2025

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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

man looking at federal ICE agents wearing masks and body armor

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

Man in mask looks back at man in suit, with latter providing a stern gaze and hands on hips

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

2025 Mayor’s Race

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

Posted on June 17, 2025

Brad Lander arrested

Comptroller Brad Lander released after dramatic arrest at ICE court hearing

Posted on June 17, 2025

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Lincoln Hospital hosts blood drive, takes part in multiple community celebrations

Cops are looking for the suspect who allegedly robbed an 82-year-old woman inside her Sunnyside apartment building.

Senior woman robbed inside her Sunnyside apartment building: NYPD

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Red Hook Pool expected to reopen Sunday after weeks-long repair

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle.

Federal appeals court expands ‘ministerial exception’ to customer service representative