As ICE Pursues Courthouse Arrests, Immigrant Families Struggle to Find Legal Help
“As far as I know, he has no lawyer,” City Comptroller Brad Lander told reporters last week of the man he was attempting to escort out of immigration court—before he was cuffed and temporarily detained himself by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
The increased enforcement comes as Mayor Adams' administration scales down some of the city's services for migrants, including the Asylum Application Help Center, which will close in the coming days. It's also spurred calls for both City Hall and Albany to increase funding for immigration legal services programs.
“We’re getting, at this point, inundated with phone calls from people with future hearing dates, who are very scared,” one provider told City Limits.
The Queens assemblymember has pulled in more out-of-state donations than Cuomo and Lander combined, signaling a national appetite for his brand of progressive politics.
This column looks at seven Council races, spanning three boroughs—Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens—that are Latino plurality or majority districts, or have Latino elected representation.
‘What Are They Hiding?’: Congressmen Seek Access to ICE Holding Area at Manhattan Federal Building
Congressman Goldman and Nadler were denied entry to the building’s 10th floor, where they say immigrants detained after their court hearings—part of the federal government’s recent tactic to target undocumented people for deportation—are being held, sometimes for several nights at a time.
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Guía del votante en primarias: planes de candidatos a la alcaldía para comunidades inmigrantes
El martes 3 de junio el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE por sus siglas en inglés) realizó el mayor número de detenciones de inmigrantes en un solo día de su historia, al detener a más de 2.200 personas.
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A finales de diciembre de 2024, el servicio de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP por sus siglas en inglés) reportaba el ingreso de 531.690 personas bajo el programa CHNV.
