The Trump administration is dissolving long-established protections meant to help undocumented children stay in the country. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US)”
Wrenching Pain, a Severe Infection: An ICE Detainee Is Ordered Released
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2025
A judge blamed “deliberate indifference” for the illness of a man held by immigration officials. Across the country, several courts have blasted conditions in U.S. facilities. 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
Judge Dismisses Trump’s Challenge of New York Law Barring Court Arrests
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2025
The state law largely prohibits immigration arrests in state and local courthouses. A federal judge said it was not unconstitutional. Source: New York Times
ICE Scouted Site to Hold Immigrant Detainees in New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2025
Federal officials explored the possibility of using a Coast Guard facility on Staten Island. The effort appears to be part of a plan to expand President Trump’s immigration crackdown. 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
New York Prepares for a Potential Trump Immigration Crackdown
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2025
The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor has stoked speculation that President Trump might move to send forces into the city. Source: New York Times
Federal Agents Stage Raid on Canal Street in New York City
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2025
Dozens of federal officers descended on the sidewalks of Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, detaining several people and drawing protests. Source: New York Times
Federal Agents Make Arrests Outside Migrant Shelter in Times Square
By Gotham Rex on October 17, 2025
The arrests, on the crowded sidewalks of Midtown Manhattan, rattled migrants residing at a hotel and shook the theater district, which is heavily trafficked by tourists. Source: New York Times
Journalist Injured in Chaotic Scene at New York Immigration Court
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2025
A Turkish journalist was taken away on a stretcher and taken to the hospital after U.S. agents shoved another journalist. Source: New York Times
ICE Officer ‘Relieved of His Duties’ After Pushing Woman to Floor
By Gotham Rex on September 26, 2025
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