Immigration

Rikers Island was visible through a fence at the shuttered Vernon Bain jail barge.

Jails

Judge Sides With City Council, Blocks Mayor From Allowing ICE Office on Rikers Island

June 13, 2025, 5:36 p.m.June 13, 2025, 8:10 p.m.

In a preliminary injunction, the court agreed that the move appeared to be a “quid pro quo” with the Trump istration in return for dropping a federal corruption case against Eric Adams.

Trump istration

Rep. Yvette Clarke Calls Trump’s LA Deployments an Impeachable Offense

June 11, 2025, 10:21 a.m.June 11, 2025, 10:22 a.m.

“We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” Clarke, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, said of potential impeachment proceedings.

NYPD

NYPD Arrests Dozens as Thousands of New Yorkers LA in Protesting ICE Raids

June 10, 2025, 11:03 p.m.June 11, 2025, 12:16 p.m.

People flooded Lower Manhattan on Tuesday evening to decry Trump’s immigration crackdown.

NYPD

Council Leaders Seek Probe of Possible NYPD Sanctuary City Violations

June 10, 2025, 2:05 p.m.June 11, 2025, 10:06 a.m.

In a letter sent Monday, Speaker Adrienne Adams and Oversight Chair Gale Brewer wrote that “recent episodes raise serious doubts that should be urgently addressed,” citing reporting from THE CITY.

Crime

Fake Immigration Courts Take Advantage of Immigrants Desperate for Answers

June 9, 2025, 2:53 p.m.June 9, 2025, 2:53 p.m.

Immigrants seeking legal help online to protect themselves from Trump’s deportation plans are increasingly falling prey to costly scams.

Immigration

Congress Barred from ICE Lockup in Lower Manhattan

June 8, 2025, 7:21 p.m.June 9, 2025, 10:30 a.m.

Nydia Velazquez and Adriano Espaillat were seeking to inspect holding cells inside 26 Federal Plaza, as concerns have grown among advocates about conditions inside amid a surge of arrests.

Jessica shared a photo of her husband and child after he was detained by ICE officials.

Trump istration

‘They’re Taking People,’ Man Separated From U.S. Citizen Wife Tells Her Moments Before His Immigration Courthouse Capture

June 6, 2025, 5:00 a.m.June 7, 2025, 8:24 a.m.

Jean Carlos, Jessica and their two-year-old daughter are among the families broken apart by ICE agents as they ramp up arrests.

Trump istration

Families in Tears and Panic Outside Immigration Office as ICE Accelerates Round-Ups

June 4, 2025, 9:29 p.m.June 6, 2025, 1:51 p.m.

Over the course of Wednesday, THE CITY witnessed at least 15 people arrested at routine, mandatory check-ins with the agency as the Trump istration escalates its crackdown.

Immigration

ICE Turns Required Check-Ins Into Arrest Dragnet in Lower Manhattan

June 3, 2025, 8:33 p.m.June 3, 2025, 8:50 p.m.

Reporters for THE CITY witnessed vehicles hauling away 16 people in handcuffs from an office where immigrants in deportation cases were summoned to sudden appointments.

Immigration

Lawyers for Bronx High School Student Detained by ICE File Petition for Immediate Release

May 30, 2025, 3:59 p.m.May 30, 2025, 3:59 p.m.

Lawyers press to get the Venezuelan student out of federal detention, backed by ers who rallied at Education Department headquarters in a case that's drawing national attention to a wave of aggressive immigration arrests.

Immigration

Judge Sides With City Council, Blocks Mayor From Allowing ICE Office on Rikers Island

Rep. Yvette Clarke Calls Trump’s LA Deployments an Impeachable Offense

NYPD Arrests Dozens as Thousands of New Yorkers LA in Protesting ICE Raids

Council Leaders Seek Probe of Possible NYPD Sanctuary City Violations

Fake Immigration Courts Take Advantage of Immigrants Desperate for Answers

Congress Barred from ICE Lockup in Lower Manhattan

‘They’re Taking People,’ Man Separated From U.S. Citizen Wife Tells Her Moments Before His Immigration Courthouse Capture

Families in Tears and Panic Outside Immigration Office as ICE Accelerates Round-Ups

ICE Turns Required Check-Ins Into Arrest Dragnet in Lower Manhattan

Lawyers for Bronx High School Student Detained by ICE File Petition for Immediate Release

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