Gwynne Hogan

Inside the Manhattan Court Where ICE Fights to Keep Immigrants Locked Up The Varick Street immigration court detention docket, reserved for the highest-risk cases, includes many people with scant or nonexistent records of criminal conduct, sent to far-flung jails with litt...

Among those who ICE is fighting to keep detained, a Jamaican green card holder who owns nine Golden Krust restaurant franchises and been cited for his philanthropy. He was detained while returning to the US from vacation in the DR.

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Espaillat and Velazquez Call On DHS To Investigate Manhattan ICE Facility Members of Congress join local officials who have already demanded action after THE CITY published videos and data showing conditions endured by detainees for days on end.

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At a press conference now Lander has strong words to city's response. "That is bullshit. Those are the words of a patsy for Donald Trump, and for Tom Homan for Kristi Noem."

Comptroller and Public Advocate Press City to Probe Conditions at ICE Lockup Brad Lander and Jumaane Williams are calling on the Buildings and Fire commissioners to see if a makeshift jail inside 26 Federal Plaza is up to the city’s standards. DOB says it doesn’t have the auth...

Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate are calling for the Buildings Dept and the FDNY to inspect conditions on ICE's 10th floor lockup, but the DOB is saying they don't have jurisdiction....

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Here's one of two video clips, shared by @thenyic.bsky.social, showing the inside one of the holding areas, which shows two toilets in the same room as around two dozen men, separated by just a waist high wall. “Look how they have us,” the person filming says in Spanish, “like dogs in here.”

Meanwhile ICE data crunched w/ @haidee.bsky.social shows more and more people are spending longer and longer inside holding areas at 26 Federal Plaza, which ICE has repeatedly denied is a detention area, and thus barred congress from visiting.

‘Like Dogs in Here’ — Videos Expose ICE Lock-up Inside 26 Federal Plaza An analysis of ICE data by THE CITY shows that dozens of people have packed into locked rooms and increasingly held for days inside a Manhattan building the feds say isn’t a detention site.

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NYPD Bypassed Facial Recognition Ban to ID Pro-Palestinian Student Protester Barred from using Clearview AI, NYC police relied on a marshal in the fire department to run a search that turned up photos of the student at his high school graduation.

NYPD Bypassed Facial Recognition Ban to ID Pro-Palestinian Student Protester, @smaldo.bsky.social reports. www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/18/n...

‘It’s a Miracle’: Queens High Schooler Detained for Weeks in Louisiana After ICE Courthouse Arrest Reunites with Family Joselyn Chipantiza-Sisalema, 20, arrived at the Port Authority bus terminal early Wednesday morning after a federal judge ordered her release from ICE custody.

“We had to beg the people working there that they gave us something to eat, they didn’t even give us water. Sometimes a few cookies they’d throw in there. They had us in there like animals.” — via @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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20-year-old Jocelyn rushing into her mother's arms. She was taken after an immigration court hearing in her asylum case, the case is still pending before an immigration judge.

‘It’s a Miracle’: Queens High Schooler Detained for Weeks in Louisiana After ICE Courthouse Arrest Reunites with Family Joselyn Chipantiza-Sisalema, 20, arrived at the Port Authority bus terminal early Wednesday morning after a federal judge ordered her release from ICE custody.

Early this morning, a high school student from Queens was reunited with her family after three weeks in ICE detention, some of which she spent in Louisiana.

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Reps Nydia Velazquez and Adriano Espaillat back at 26 Federal Plaza trying to get information about people being held on the 10th floor by ICE, including several constituents of theirs who've been detained in recent days.

New data from the Deportation Data Project confirms what we've seen on the ground in NYC for the past few weeks -- immigration arrests are spiking, while the # of people arrested w/ no criminal history is also shooting through the roof.

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‘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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He Fled Death Threats for Being Gay, Applied for Asylum and Married a U.S. Citizen. ICE Arrested Him Anyway. Mamadou fled violence and hatred in Guinea and found a supportive LGBTQ community in New York City before he was swept up in Trump’s mass deportation push.

Courthouse arrests by masked federal agents continued at an increasing clip this week. Here's the tale of one of the young man. He's gay and married to a US citizen, fled Guinea after his father found out about his sexuality, and might have had him killed for it.

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Early-Morning Lap Swims Back for First Time in Five Years With public outdoor pools now open, the Parks Department announced the arrival and expansion of a wave of programs.

Weeeeeeeeping with joy.

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"Tonight we made history, in the words of Nelson Mandela, it always seems impossible until it is done," Mamdani speaking to exuberant crowd short while ago.

"This campaign has shocked the world," says Rep Nydia Velazquez says, "but everyone in this room knew we could do it."

Mamdani's campaign manager takes the stage to thank earlier supporters, crowd chants DSA.

How Your Neighborhood Voted in the NYC Mayoral Election Check out this map to see which candidates got the most first-round votes in every election district in New York City.

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"na na na na hey hey hey good bye" as Cuomo's concession speech repeats. Still no sign of Mamdani.

Complete with ace data viz from the crew.:

Mamdani Wins Stunning Upset in Democratic Primary as Cuomo Concedes Race The democratic socialist state Assemblymember from Queens is on track to be the Democratic nominee for mayor in a ranked-choice election.

First pass at a wild night, Cuomo has conceded, Mamdani is expected to speak soon, @thecity.nyc

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Venue is filling up, energy is high.

Cheers at the Mamdani watch party, as his election night lead continues to hold.

Andrew Epstein, spox for Mamdani holds impromptu gaggle with reporters, as Mamdani hold significant lead over Cuomo with over 80 percent of precincts reporting.

Polls are now closed, and people trickling in to Zohran Mamdani's watch party in LIC. @thecity.nyc

The poll site popsicle delivery, a parent donated them, Ellen Bolotin says, the community associate at PS 9 in Prospect Heights, "because they know how hot it is in our gym day to day." Gym is unconditioned, poll site started off with one fan, but a neighbor brought in a second.

Justin Brannan, comptroller candiate, out here slinging soft serve.

Congress member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, speaking earlier today shortly after Khalil's arrival at Newark airport.