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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

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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

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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

Immigrant man holding up book of family photos

‘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

2025 Mayor’s Race

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

ICE agent at Manhattan immigration court

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

four people at a podium in NYC during press conference about immigration protests

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

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