The legislation, which will make thousands more permits available, is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s vendors get on the right side of the law. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Immigration and Emigration”
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
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
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
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
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
Trump Drives Canadians Away From Western New York
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2025
The presence of Canadian visitors in Western New York has dropped off since the start of the year following tensions between Washington and Ottawa. 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
Far From Gaza, a Palestinian Enclave Thrives, Even as War Feels Near
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2025
Fifteen miles west of Manhattan, in Paterson, N.J., a community is directly, and often painfully, connected to a conflict half a world away. 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
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
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
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