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
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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
Here’s the latest.
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2025
The circumstances of the shooting were not yet clear. Federal authorities said there were “multiple injuries and fatalities.” 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
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
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
He Was Caught Jaywalking. He Was Almost Deported for It.
By Gotham Rex on March 11, 2021
Javier Castillo Maradiaga was freed this week after 15 months in federal detention. New York had turned him over to ICE in error. Source: New York Times
Judge to ICE: Don’t Ambush Immigrants at New York Courthouses
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2020
For years, federal officers have been taking undocumented immigrants into custody when they come to state courts. A judge said the practice was illegal. Source: New York Times