Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy. It ravaged his Central American country. Source: New York Times
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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
New York Sues Over Rule Barring Thousands of Immigrants From SNAP
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2025
The Trump administration says refugees and asylum seekers can never get food stamps, but attorneys general from New York and nearly two dozen other states say that is unlawful. Source: New York Times
Boston Mayor Wu Questions Mamdani’s Approach to Meeting With Trump
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2025
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won praise for his meeting with President Trump. But Michelle Wu, the like-minded mayor of Boston, said “flattery is not the way.” Source: New York Times
New York Leads Effort to Stop Plan That Could Cut Housing for 170,000
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2025
The Trump administration is pushing a new approach to America’s homeless crisis, favoring shelters and rehabilitation centers over long-term housing for people who use drugs and alcohol. Source: New York Times
Mamdani and Trump Tamp Down Fears Over National Guard in New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2025
In a Sunday interview on “Meet the Press,” Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, said he had made a forceful case to the president that troops were not needed in the city. Source: New York Times
The Trump-Mamdani Buddy Movie? It’s Getting Mixed Reviews.
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2025
Zohran Mamdani and President Trump seemed to cast aside their months of traded insults, a development that seemed good for New York City but odd to some followers. Source: New York Times
Trump and Mamdani Strike Optimistic Tone, Sidestepping Past Critiques
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2025
The meeting between President Trump and the incoming mayor of New York City was strikingly warm for two men who had expressed deep concerns about each other’s leadership. Source: New York Times
Trump Fought to Prevent Mamdani’s Election. The Two Will Soon Meet Face to Face.
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2025
A first-time meeting between the president and the mayor-elect has implications for New York City. Source: New York Times
Trump and Mamdani Are Meeting for the First Time. Will They Play Nice?
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, will go to the White House on Friday. The stakes are high for the city. Source: New York Times
A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2025
A New Jersey man convicted of defrauding investors of roughly a quarter-billion dollars is among a growing number of people granted clemency only to to be charged with new crimes. Source: New York Times
Trump and Mamdani Will Meet at White House on Friday
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2025
The meeting between Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and President Trump will come after the two men have fiercely attacked one another. 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
Epstein Emails Reveal a Lost New York
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2025
The disgraced financier’s recently released documents are steeped in a clubby world that is all but gone. Source: New York Times