The Department of Homeland Security said it was investigating an officer’s action during an altercation at a New York City immigration courthouse. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Illegal Immigration”
U.S. Agent Pushes Woman to Floor in Immigration Courthouse Confrontation
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2025
In a scene caught on video, the woman and a young girl were clinging to a man who was being detained. Agents pulled their hair, then one shoved the woman after she touched his chest. 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
11 Elected Officials Arrested While Trying to Access Cells at N.Y.C. ICE Facility
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2025
Brad Lander, the city comptroller, was arrested again. Jumaane D. Williams, the public advocate, was among protesters detained outside. Source: New York Times
Judge Steps Up Pressure on ICE to Fix Conditions in N.Y.C. Holding Cells
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2025
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said he was intervening to protect migrants from being detained in potentially “unconstitutional and inhumane” circumstances at 26 Federal Plaza. Source: New York Times
In Rebuke of Eric Adams, City Council Overrides 3 Vetoes
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2025
Measures eliminating criminal summonses for unlicensed vending and giving higher pay to grocery delivery workers had been overruled by the mayor. Source: New York Times
Tras una peligrosa odisea, un intento por sobrevivir en Nueva York
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Enfrentados a las demoras burocráticas, decenas de miles de migrantes venezolanos se abren camino en la economía clandestina de la ciudad y se unen a su ejército de trabajadores indocumentados. Source: New York Times
Migrants Search for Jobs in NYC’s Underground Labor Market
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Faced with lengthy bureaucratic delays, tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants are slipping into the city’s underground economy and joining its army of undocumented workers. Source: New York Times
A Migrant Wave Tests N.Y.C.’s Identity as a Sanctuary
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
New York wants to welcome new immigrants. Its economy and vibrancy depend on them. But an influx has strained a social safety net already on the brink. Source: New York Times
He Had a Dark Secret. It Changed His Best Friend’s Life.
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
Tin Chin and Mo Lin were inseparable at the homeless shelter. But one of the men wasn’t who he seemed to be. 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
He Stayed Afloat Selling $3 Tacos. Now He Faces $2,000 in Fines.
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
People who lost jobs in the pandemic began to peddle food and wares to survive, but the city is starting to crack down on unlicensed vendors. Source: New York Times
After Years of Protests, a New Jersey County Ends Its ICE Jail Contract
By Gotham Rex on May 1, 2021
The Essex County executive said the decision to stop holding undocumented immigrants for ICE in the county jail was based on money, not politics. Source: New York Times
$2.1 Billion to Aid Undocumented Workers Signals N.Y.’s Progressive Shift
By Gotham Rex on April 8, 2021
The fund, which could provide payments to hundreds of thousands of people excluded from other pandemic relief, ignited a battle among state lawmakers before it was approved this week. Source: New York Times