Arya Sundaram

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.”

@nytimes.com
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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...

In a dramatic incident captured on video, U.S. Department of Homeland Security police Wednesday handcuffed one of Rep. Jerry Nadler aides in the congressmember's Manhattan office, which is in the same federal office building as an immigration courthouse. In the video, which was shared with Gothamist and filmed by a person who was monitoring activity in immigration court, DHS officers entered Nadler’s district office and accused staff members of “harboring rioters.” A Nadler staffer is seen crying and being handcuffed. Another officer is at a door trying to enter a private area of the office while a staffer asks for a warrant. DHS later said in a statement that “one individual” — the woman seen being handcuffed — had blocked police from performing a security check they intended to do based on information there were protesters in the lawmaker’s office. Later that day, protesters gathered outside of the federal building, demonstrating against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Department of Homeland Security officers invading a congressman's offices and arresting a staffer who tried to stop them is very, very bad. gothamist.com/news/homelan...

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.

More great reporting by @aryasundaram.bsky.social on DHS and ICE threatening and harassing people in their crackdown on immigration (read: dissent.) gothamist.com/news/homelan...

NYC, where a lot can get lost in translation, is getting an 'Interpreter Bank' The free service, which seeks to offer 10 commonly spoken languages, will help non-English speakers access services.

"The Community Interpreter Bank will be accompanied by three different worker-owned language co-ops providing more niche language services for African, Asian and Indigenous languages." From @aryasundaram.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/nyc-whe... @wnyc.org @gothamist.com

Mayor seems clearly interested in working with Trump administration on deporting those accused of crimes. He won’t clarify what kind of crimes or whether he wants to stipulate that migrants receive due process — which is the current sanctuary law.

NYC Mayor Adams says he's asked to meet with Trump's border czar, Tom Homan.

"I'm not going to be warring with this (Trump) administration. I'm going to be working with this administration."

New York has more than 600K ‘undocumented’ immigrants, data shows. Who are they? Many of those lacking permanent immigration status have been here for years, hail from China and the Dominican Republic, and face high rates of overcrowding and poverty.

Who are the undocumented immigrants in NY that could be subject to Trump's mass deportation plan?

We dug into the data.

Many have been here for years, hail from China and the DR, and face high rates of overcrowding and poverty.

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New York has more than 600K ‘undocumented’ immigrants, data shows. Who are they? Many of those lacking permanent immigration status have been here for years, hail from China and the Dominican Republic, and face high rates of overcrowding and poverty.

Deep dive by @aryasundaram.bsky.social
into what the undocumented population in NY looks like gothamist.com/news/new-yor...