Jean Wilson Brutus, 41, was one of four migrants to die in the past week after medical emergencies in detention centers in New Jersey, Michigan, Mississippi and Pennsylvania. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Immigration Detention”
Officials Target Youth Immigration Program, Speeding Up Deportations
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2025
The Trump administration is dissolving long-established protections meant to help undocumented children stay in the country. Source: New York Times
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
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
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
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
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