Arya Sundaram

Journalist taken to the hospital after clash with officer outside immigration court in NY The journalist, who works with a Turkish news agency, was put in a neck brace and transported to the hospital.

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The photojournalist had to be escorted out with a neck brace and a stretcher.

An ICE officer pushed a photojournalist to the ground today at immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza in NYC.

The photojournalist couldn't get up afterwards, and EMS was called.

BREAKING: Eleven NY city and state elected officials were just arrested by Department of Homeland Security officers.

That's after they demanded to inspect ICE holding rooms at 26 Federal Plaza and refused to leave until they were granted entry.

JUST NOW: NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social was arrested by DHS police a SECOND time at 26 Federal Plaza.

Lander refused to leave the 10th floor until he was allowed to inspect ICE holding cells there.

He was arrested with 10 other state elected officials.

The Trump admin has moved to restart thousands of paused immigration court cases -- another tactic in the "mass deportation" effort.

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Link to the order below. t.co/f2xY0Qyzbp

BREAKING: A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order requiring that ICE holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza meet certain minimum conditions.

ICE is now required to provide beds, toothbrushes, and calls with attorneys within 24 hours of being detained.

NYPD arrested at least 15 protestors who sat in crosswalks in front of the building and refused to move.

This came after religious leaders were refused entry into the building.

Protestors chanted, "No hate, no fear, ICE is not welcome here!"

A crowd of roughly 60 protestors chant "No human being will ever be illegal!" outside 26 Federal Plaza, where ICE agents are routinely detaining immigrants after immigration court proceedings

NY Reps @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co @repespaillat.bsky.social @velazquez.house.gov visit Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, which is holding ICE detainees, for an unannounced oversight visit.

Espaillat asked a masked federal officer, “Can I see your face?”

The officer refused.

A big deal. As @aryasundaram.bsky.social explains, sponsors intend this bill to “decriminalize” street vending.

Like the 19th century Lower East Side pushcart peddlers were, many vendors are immigrants. Police ticketing vendors brings criminal charges, now putting them at risk for targeting by ICE.

Today:
- Meet mayoral candidate @jimfornyc.bsky.social,
- @brigidbergin.bsky.social on local politics,
- @wsj.com's Allison Pohle on TSA changes,
- @aryasundaram.bsky.social on an ICE facility in Manhattan,
- Columbia Law's Elora Mukherjee on TPS rollbacks

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‘They’re killing us’: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions inside NYC holding site https://gothamist.com/news/theyre-killing-us-immigrants-complain-of-inhumane-conditions-inside-nyc-holding-site

‘They’re killing us’: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions inside NYC holding site Immigrants complain of cramped conditions, inadequate food and bathing facilities and sleeping on concrete floors.

NEW: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions at ICE holding cells in NYC.

No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.

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"Come witness for yourself"

@bradlander.bsky.social urges New Yorkers and elected officials to observe immigration court hearings at 26 Federal Plaza.

WATCH as @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co and @nadler.house.gov argue with Bill Joyce, ICE deputy field office director, to inspect holding cells in Lower Manhattan.

"You have no right to say no to us. That's a matter of law," Nadler said.

Reps. Nadler and Goldman barred from inspecting ICE holding cells in NYC An official told the lawmakers that immigrants slept on the floor and on benches overnight, but said the facility was no detention center.

Reps. Nadler and Goldman were barred today from inspecting ICE holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza.

That’s after Reps. Velazquez and Espaillat tried to do the same earlier this month.

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Yes thanks for the correx Eileen!

Congressmen Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman enter 26 Federal Plaza to observe immigration court and ICE offices.

Rep Lander was detained here yesterday.

Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.

Immigration police making their presence known at NYC-area Home Depots Even where there have been no arrests, workers say they fear being detained.

ICE has made at least about a dozen arrests in recent weeks in Home Depots in New Rochelle and Long Island, according to advocates and witnesses.

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Dylan, Bronx high school student arrested by ICE, speaks out from immigration detention “All I want is to go home so I can continue studying, to see the people who I love, and to be free,” Dylan said in a statement translated by his attorneys.

Dylan, the Bronx high school student arrested by ICE, speaks out from immigration detention.

“All I want is to go home so I can continue studying, to see the people who I love, and to be free.”

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Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Stop New York’s Unlawful “Protect Our Courts Act” from Obstructing Immigration Enforcement WASHINGTON - On Thursday, the United States filed a complaint against the State of New York, challenging state policies that blocked immigration officials from arresting individuals at or near New Yor...

The Department of Justice is suing NY state for its law blocking ICE from going to state and local courts.

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How a shoplifting arrest in upstate NY summoned ICE and separated a family The case represents one of the first tests of the Laken Riley Law in the state.

An undocumented couple was arrested for shoplifting $160 worth of merchandise in Rotterdam, NY.

Local police separated them from their daughter and handed them over to ICE.

It's one of the first known applications of the Laken Riley Act in New York state.

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Exclusive: New video shows tussle between Rep. Nadler staffer and federal officers Rep. Jerry Nadler’s office has shared hours of surveillance footage with Gothamist showing U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers handcuffing a staffer.

"New surveillance video shared with Gothamist shows that a U.S. Department of Homeland Security officer pushed a staffer in Rep. Jerry Nadler's Manhattan office before she pushed him back and was subsequently handcuffed."
#NewYork #USA #Deportation #Policing

Families split up as several immigrants arrested at ICE check-in center in Manhattan "I can't. Please don't go," the wife of one man cried out.

"Gothamist observed at least 14 people, including 10 men and four women, being escorted by masked plainclothes officers after appearing for check-ins Wednesday at the 7 Elk St. office."

"At least one of the officers wore an ICE badge."
#NewYork #USA #Deportation

ICE Turns Required Check-Ins Into Arrest Dragnet in Lower Manhattan Reporters for THE CITY witnessed vehicles hauling away 16 people in handcuffs from an office where immigrants in deportation cases were summoned to sudden appointments.

“Three women who also received the message and came to the office on Tuesday told THE CITY they were instructed to return on Wednesday — but this time to bring their children with them.”

harrowing new reporting from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social:

NYT: “The episode was recorded by someone who was sitting in Mr. Nadler’s office. In the video, an officer with the Federal Protective Service, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is shown demanding access to a private area inside the office.”

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Homeland Security cops handcuff one of Rep. Nadler's aides in chaotic day at NY fed building Two dozen demonstrators were later arrested outside the building in Lower Manhattan.

> @aryasundaram.bsky.social got the scoop about a staffer for @nadler.house.gov getting arrested INSIDE NADLER’S OFFICE for “harboring” protestors … and Nadler + his chief of staff refused to comment until a few days later when the Times followed up on Arya’s reporting gothamist.com/news/homelan...