The judge said the administration had to decide by Jan. 5 whether it wanted to “facilitate” the men’s return to the United States or let them contest their initial removals in the federal courts. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Deportation”
In Trump’s Justice Dept., Failing in Court Might Be Better Than Bucking the Boss
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2025
Thursday demonstrated an emerging reality for President Trump: Commanding the Justice Department is not the same as controlling the justice system. Source: New York Times
Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2025
“Taking children from their families is not normal,” a speaker told the crowd in Queens, where Yuanxin Zheng attended school until being detained. Source: New York Times
ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2025
The child and his father fled China earlier this year and the boy had just been enrolled in school. Federal officials have tried and failed to send them back. Source: New York Times
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2025
The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month. Source: New York Times
Several Arrested as Protesters Block ICE Agents From a Potential Raid in NYC
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2025
The confrontation appeared to foil a possible ICE raid nearby, underscoring the numerous challenges the federal government faces in trying to stage raids in a dense city like New York. Source: New York Times
Trump’s Border Czar Threatens More Immigrant Arrests in New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2025
Thomas Homan said that additional federal agents would descend on the city if it did not help with President Trump’s deportation campaign. Source: New York Times
Sister of Blind Man Targeted for Deportation Asks U.S. to Free Him
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2025
Eva Magdalena Chalco Chango, who has no lawyer, asked a federal judge to free her brother, whom she has cared for throughout his life. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Immigration Courts Go Quiet Amid Shutdown but Detentions Persist
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2025
The building in Lower Manhattan known as 26 Federal Plaza has become synonymous with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Source: New York Times
U.S. Argues That Detained Protesters Can’t Seek Release in Federal Court
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2025
A federal appeals court heard arguments over whether noncitizens subject to deportation have the right to challenge their detentions using one of the oldest legal precepts. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Jail Official Broke Sanctuary Laws by Helping D.H.S., Report Says
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2025
A Department of Correction investigator improperly provided information to federal agents about two immigrants, a city watchdog agency found. Source: New York Times
Mahmoud Khalil Asks Federal Judge to Intercede After Deportation Order
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2025
Mr. Khalil is not in imminent danger of deportation, but his situation has grown more dire as the Trump administration continues its efforts to remove him from the country. Source: New York Times
4 Who Helped Catch Subway Attack Suspect Now Need Help Themselves
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2022
They aided investigators after the worst subway attack in decades. Will that be enough to persuade immigration authorities to give them visas or asylum? Source: New York Times
Fake Heiress Anna Sorokin, Who Swindled Elite, to Be Deported to Germany
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
Ms. Sorokin, whose fictionalized story was the subject of the TV show “Inventing Anna,” had been detained by immigration authorities on charges of overstaying her visa. Source: New York Times
Haitian Immigrants in New York Describe Perilous Escape
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2021
Dieu Nalio Chery, a photojournalist, fled Haiti after gangs threatened his life. His latest subjects are others who, like him, are far from home. Source: New York Times