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.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch testifies at a City Council budget hearing.

Immigrants

NYPD Commissioner Stands by Work With Feds Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown

May 29, 2025, 6:02 p.m.May 29, 2025, 6:04 p.m.

Jessica Tisch testified that changes to the NYPD’s cooperation with federal law enforcement on criminal cases would be “disastrous.”

Trump istration

ICE Agents Arrest at Least Seven Immigrants as Courthouse Blitz Continues

May 29, 2025, 5:51 p.m.May 29, 2025, 8:41 p.m.

Some agents wore masks that shielded their faces, while government attorneys involved refused to give their names.

Education

A Bronx High Schooler Showed Up for a Routine Immigration Court Date. ICE Was Waiting.

May 27, 2025, 9:23 a.m.May 27, 2025, 9:33 a.m.

Dylan was arrested as part of a nationwide blitz redirecting asylum-seekers into fast-track deportation cases.

Immigration

Criminal-Probe Pretext for NYPD ICE Cooperation Alarms Immigrant Advocates

May 7, 2025, 2:42 p.m.May 7, 2025, 2:42 p.m.

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said providing Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia’s file to the feds was “standard” exception to city sanctuary laws as Trump istration claims it’s investigating money laundering.

Trump istration

Mayor Should Recuse Himself from Defending Sanctuary City Policies Against President, Says Comptroller

April 29, 2025, 6:22 p.m.April 29, 2025, 6:22 p.m.

With the Trump istration seeking local compliance with its mass deportation agenda, Brad Lander wants Eric Adams to appoint an independent party to handle the matter.

Trump istration

ICE Blocked from Rikers as Judge Extends Order Halting Cooperation With Feds

April 25, 2025, 4:19 p.m.April 25, 2025, 4:46 p.m.

The lawyer representing the City Council, which sued to block Mayor Adams from allowing ICE an office on Rikers, blasted the arrangement as a “corrupt deal.”

Demonstrators rally outside City Hall against Mayor Eric Adams' executive order allowing ICE and other federal agencies back onto Rikers Island.

Immigration

Judge Temporarily Blocks ICE’s Return to Rikers Island

April 21, 2025, 3:18 p.m.April 21, 2025, 3:18 p.m.

The move came after the City Council sued to stop City Hall’s executive order allowing federal authorities to return to the jail a decade after they departed.

City Hall

City Council Sues Eric Adams Over Executive Order Allowing ICE Back Onto Rikers Island

April 15, 2025, 1:49 p.m.April 15, 2025, 1:50 p.m.

Council attorneys argue that in inviting immigration enforcers the mayor violated conflict of interest laws that bar public servants from getting benefits from their job, citing his deal with Trump’s Department of Justice.

Immigration

ICE Took His Son From Their Bronx Apartment. Now He’s in El Salvador’s Mega-Prison.

April 14, 2025, 3:56 p.m.April 15, 2025, 10:15 a.m.

Merwil Gutiérrez had no criminal record when ICE agents detained the 19-year-old outside his home. Now his father, Wilmer, is still searching for answers.

Immigration

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

NYPD Commissioner Stands by Work With Feds Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown

ICE Agents Arrest at Least Seven Immigrants as Courthouse Blitz Continues

A Bronx High Schooler Showed Up for a Routine Immigration Court Date. ICE Was Waiting.

Criminal-Probe Pretext for NYPD ICE Cooperation Alarms Immigrant Advocates

Mayor Should Recuse Himself from Defending Sanctuary City Policies Against President, Says Comptroller

ICE Blocked from Rikers as Judge Extends Order Halting Cooperation With Feds

Judge Temporarily Blocks ICE’s Return to Rikers Island

City Council Sues Eric Adams Over Executive Order Allowing ICE Back Onto Rikers Island

ICE Took His Son From Their Bronx Apartment. Now He’s in El Salvador’s Mega-Prison.

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