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court attendee in front of masked ICE agents at Federal Plaza

Lower Manhattan

ICE in courts: Congress Member Goldman, other NYC pols press NYPD to patrol feds, arrest agents who break the law

Posted on October 20, 2025

Man who was detained by ICE

The impact of ICE: Asylum seeker detained twice during two Trump presidencies recounts traumatic experience

Posted on October 15, 2025

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Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon joins New Yorkers to celebrate 200 years of Norwegian American heritage

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The impact of ICE: How a Brooklyn family is struggling to survive after beloved father and husband detained in immigration court

Posted on October 8, 2025

Ankle monitor around immigrant detained by ICE

Immigrants detained by ICE pay big bucks for release – and still have to wear tracking devices, even without a criminal record

Posted on October 2, 2025

child in tears after ICE agents seize family member

Lower Manhattan

ICE in courts: Arrests of immigrants continue at Federal Plaza, leaving children in tears after families separated

Posted on October 1, 2025

ICE agents hold amNewYork reporter

ICE attack on reporters: Press freedom and civil liberties groups condemn assault of amNewYork journalist, and others

Posted on October 1, 2025

ICE agents shoving amNewYork reporter

Editorial | ICE’s attack on reporters is unacceptable and un-American

Posted on October 1, 2025

ICE agent who shoved mother at Federal Plaza

Lower Manhattan

ICE in Courts: Lander, Goldman demand Congressional inquiry into Homeland Security after ICE supervisor who violently shoved mother was reinstated

Posted on September 30, 2025

EMS members tend to injured journalist L. Vural Elibol after an ICE agent apparently shoved him hard to the floor at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan on Sept. 30, 2025.

‘A fresh wave of violence’: NYC pols condemn ICE assault of amNewYork journalist, alleged assault of another

Posted on September 30, 2025

Photographer injured after ICE agent shoved him

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove

Posted on September 30, 2025

Man with special needs son now facing deportation after ICE arrest

EXCLUSIVE | Green card holder from Manhattan, who cares for special needs son, faces deportation after ICE arrest at airport

Posted on September 29, 2025

Mom who had been assaulted by ICE agent

Mother assaulted by ICE supervisor at Federal Plaza begs for compassion following violent arrest of her husband

Posted on September 29, 2025

Comptroller Brad Lander speaks at a press conference in Queens on September 25, alongside mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani and Assemblymembers Tony Simone and Jessica González-Rojas

Lander, Goldman refer ICE agent for federal prosecution over courtroom shove of Ecuadorian woman

Posted on September 26, 2025

Photo shared by the family of Dylan Lopez Contreras, a Venezuelan-born student at Ellis Prep High School in the Bronx, taken before his detention by ICE in May

Bronx

Judge orders deportation of Bronx high school student in ICE custody, lawyers say

Posted on September 24, 2025

ICE agents in masks detain immigrant in court

ICE in court: More immigrants detained at 26 Federal Plaza hours after Texas shooting, reports of judge firings

Posted on September 24, 2025

elected officials arrested by ICE agents in federal court

Brad Lander, Jumaane Williams and 13 other NYC elected officials arrested by feds at immigration court sit-in

Posted on September 18, 2025

ICE agents confront citizen at Lower Manhattan immigration court

A day at Lower Manhattan immigration court: ICE agents accost citizen, immigrant left in tears, another family separated

Posted on September 9, 2025

man detained by ICE in court as people look on

ICE in court: Detainments in Lower Manhattan continue as advocates claim ‘no one is having their day in court’

Posted on September 8, 2025

ICE agents apprehend man, grabbing him by the arm at Lower Manhattan immigration court

ICE arrests ramp up in NYC immigration court as AG Letitia James fights to stop indefinite detentions

Posted on September 3, 2025

ICE agents arrest woman at court in Lower Manhattan

The intimidation game: NYC immigration lawyers say their clients can’t get a fair hearing with ICE agents stalking the courthouses

Posted on September 3, 2025

ICE agents in hallway of Federal Plaza questioning man during arrest

ICE in court: Temporary order blocking mass detainment at 26 Federal Plaza extended amid uncertainty

Posted on August 28, 2025

ICE agents pull away man from his family

ICE in courts: Wife of Bronx man arrested at Federal Plaza in front of children says it left her family traumatized

Posted on August 26, 2025

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ICE in courts: New York Attorney General Letitia James files brief seeking to halt immigration court arrests

Posted on August 25, 2025

ICE agents in federal plaza apprehending immigrants

Lower Manhattan

ICE arrests appear to slow at Lower Manhattan immigration court – but masked agents still stalk the halls

Posted on August 20, 2025

ICE Agents leave the 12th floor.

NY leaders join lawsuits to halt ICE courthouse arrests and improve detention conditions

Posted on August 19, 2025

doctors holding signs and wearing lab coats while protesting ICE treatment of immigrants

Prescription for help: Doctors demand ICE ensure detainees in Lower Manhattan receive required medical care

Posted on August 18, 2025

sketch artist in ICE immigration court draws ICE agent

The art of bearing witness: How one sketch artist is capturing the ICE arrests in NYC immigration court

Posted on August 18, 2025

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

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