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Immigration

Council Member Alexa Avilés implored New Yorkers on Friday to stand in defiance of local immigrants as ICE enforcement operations ramp up across the country.
Manhattan

‘Fight back against this fascism:’ Council Member Avilés calls on New Yorkers to ‘organize’ against ICE

By Dean Moses
ICE agents tackle protester to the ground
Immigration

Bronx Congress Member Ritchie Torres pushing bill to mandate that all ICE agents have QR codes on uniforms to identify themselves

By Barbara Russo-Lennon
City Council member speaks at rally over ICE detainment of staffer
Immigration

‘They are coming for all of us’: City Council rages against ICE after staffer detained while fighting for his release

By Dean Moses
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Manhattan

ICE detains City Council staffer at routine immigration hearing; Menin, Mamdani demand immediate release

By Dean Moses
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Nassau

ICE protests in Great Neck and East Meadow

By Michael Campbell
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The Bronx

‘Justice came — but fear remains’ Maduro’s capture sparks mixed emotions among Venezuelans in New York

By Emily Swanson
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Immigration

‘Noem’ room for us?! amNY, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams denied access to Homeland Security Secretary’s press event

By Dean Moses
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaking at press conference
Immigration

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attacks NYC’s legal efforts to protect immigrants a day after ICE agent kills Minneapolis woman

By Barbara Russo-Lennon
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Manhattan

‘No criminals here’: Goldman, Espaillat gain access to ICE detention center after judge’s ruling

By Dean Moses
An immigrant holds up sign urging action to stop New York cooperation with ICE
Manhattan

Immigrants and activists urge Hochul to pass ‘New York for All’ Act barring government cooperation with ICE

By Dean Moses
family member holding infant after meeting with ICE at Federal Plaza
Manhattan

Prayers and sighs of relief: How fear of ICE check-ins at Federal Plaza lead to tense moments for family members and advocates

By Dean Moses
Masked ICE agents at Federal Plaza
Manhattan

Pols seek answers from feds over ICE raid in Washington Heights that saw masked agents injure NYPD officers

By Dean Moses
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Immigration

NYC Council members ramp up immigrant protections as ICE raids continue throughout the city

By Barbara Russo-Lennon and Lloyd Mitchell
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Immigration

Lander pushes back on federal charges, says ICE are the ones misusing plaza for detaining migrants

By Dean Moses and Lloyd Mitchell
ICE protester arrested by NYPD officers in Chinatown
Immigration

NYPD officer violated sanctuary city laws; several gaps found in department’s compliance with ICE, report into five incidents finds

By Adam Daly
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
Immigration

Cover up: Face-covered ICE agents and unruly protesters reignite debate over a NYC mask ban

By Barbara Russo-Lennon
NYC construction worker on the job
Immigration

NYC’s affordable housing goals face threats from escalated federal immigration enforcement, report finds

By Barbara Russo-Lennon
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Courts

‘Deeply troubling’: Mamdani promises review of NYPD’s role in immigration court observer surveillance

By Adam Daly
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and fellow elected officials who were arrested trying to access the ICE detention inside 26 Federal Plaza in September returned Friday to the facility where they were cuffed.
Immigration

Lander, pols return to 26 Federal Plaza after arrest, rail against FBI and ICE signal chat spies

By Dean Moses
City Comptroller Brad Lander arrested during ICE protest
Immigration

Comptroller Brad Lander risks jail time to take federal government to trial over protest arrest at ICE’s Federal Plaza facility

By Dean Moses
Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke addresses a town hall meeting at George Wingate High School Auditorium in Brooklyn on Jun. 16, 2025.
Immigration

Clarke leads letter urging Trump to grant TPS for Jamaica

By Nelson A. King
Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez speaks at Wednesday's rally celebrating International Street Vendor Day outside City Hall. Photo by Shane O'Brien.
Immigration

Street vendors rally at City Hall to call for increase in number of city licenses

By Shane O'Brien
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Nassau

Suozzi holds first-in-nation immigration roundtable with bipartisan constituents

By Isabella Gallo
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Immigration

ICE raid fallout: Goldman says feds detained four American citizens overnight, pledges task force in response

By Dean Moses

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