NEW: ICE has explored whether to use a Coast Guard base on Staten Island for detainees, visiting last week. Unclear if ICE will proceed, but search for beds comes amid talks of wider crackdown in New York. W/ @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social @haleaziz.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/n...

NEW: A blind Ecuadorean man has been held by ICE since Tuesday at 26 Federal Plaza without access to a lawyer, according to a petition filed by his sister in Manhattan federal court. A hearing on his case is taking place now. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/n...

That federal immigration raid on Canal Street last month was supposed to have been a lot larger. It's also a harbinger of what might come. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/n...

The Canal Street raid, which included more than 50 agents, was supposed to be even larger. Feds had amassed more than 100 agents for the raid, but it was scaled back at the last minute, after details leaked, per 3 people familiar. Raid was a harbinger of what's to come.

NEW: New York has been quietly preparing for a potential Trump deployment of troops & agents to NYC. Hochul, business, activists mobilized - meeting, discussing lawsuits, talking to LA/Chicago. + New details on Canal Street raid. W/ @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/n...

DHS “probably violated federal immigration laws, which entitle most immigrants facing deportation to a hearing before a judge — a hearing Mr. Juarez never had. .. It is unclear how many other immigrants like Mr. Juarez have been erroneously removed ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...

Alejandro Juarez was supposed to be transferred to an ICE facility in Arizona. He has a court hearing in October. Instead, DHS put him on the wrong plane -- and deported him to Mexico. One of the craziest stories I've reported w/ @luisferre7.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...

NEW: How ICE mistakenly deported Alejandro Juarez to Mexico. Alejandro was detained in NYC, put on the wrong ICE plane and sent to Mexico. He never saw a judge, no deportation order - a likely violation of law. W/ @haleaziz.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...

Update: D.H.S. said today that 9 men, most from West Africa and some with prior arrests, were detained. Some entered the country under Biden, while others overstayed their visa or were ordered deported by a judge years ago.

NEW: More than 50 federal agents descended on Canal Street in New York City, arresting several men and leading to impromptu protests. More on today's raid in Manhattan, including video and eyewitness accounts. With @oliviabensimon.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/n...

NEW: Federal agents arrested two Venezuelan men outside a migrant shelter in Times Square. DHS said the men were in the country illegally and belonged to Tren de Aragua. The partner of one of the men denied any gang ties. W/ @oliviabensimon.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...

Breaking News: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by deporting noncitizen student activists.

They thought they were the kind of highly skilled engineers ​who could help fulfill President Trump’s goal of reviving American​ manufacturing. Mr. Cho was checking his team’s balance sheets in his office when he saw helicopters and armored vehicles outside. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/w...

NEW: Rep. Dan Goldman and Brad Lander, the city comptroller, have referred the ICE officer to the Department of Justice for "felony prosecution." The two-page referral accused the officer of using "excessive force" that deprived the victim of her Fourth Amendment rights.

NEW: An ICE officer was "relieved of his duties" after pushing an Ecuadorian woman to the floor at an immigration courthouse in New York. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/n...

U.S. Agent Pushes Woman to Floor in Immigration Courthouse Confrontation www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/n...

NEW: A New York City jail official violated city sanctuary laws by providing information about two immigrants to the federal government. The information led ICE to arrest a Venezuelan man convicted of third-degree assault in February outside Rikers. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/n...

NEW: 11 Democratic officials were arrested after showing up at 26 Federal Plaza and demanding access to the ICE holding cells on the 10th floor, refusing to leave. Others were arrested outside after blocking the building exit during a sit-in protest. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/n...

NEW: Federal judge issues preliminary injunction to protect migrants from potentially “unconstitutional and inhumane treatment" at 26 Federal Plaza in NYC. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/n...

NEW: A NY state judge struck down an executive order issued by the Eric Adams administration that sought to allow ICE into Rikers Island, calling it “illegal.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...

NEW: A NY state judge issued a final ruling in the City Council lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams over his attempt to let ICE into Rikers. Judge ruled the executive order was “illegal, null, and void,” because of an “impermissible appearance of a conflict of interest." Story TK

Immigration workplace raids in a sprawling suburban region of NJ unnerve warehouse workers and owners who are key to the supply chain. Important behind-the-scenes reporting by @luisferre7.bsky.social

NEW: ICE raids this summer at 2 New Jersey warehouses unsettled a crucial Northeast shipping hub, where Amazon/Fedex/UPS have a large presence. Nearly 50 workers arrested, disrupting operations, delaying shipments. We spoke with workers, residents, business leaders: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/n...

Federal officers raided a warehouse in New Jersey, detaining 29 immigrant workers, per officials. Workers described a chaotic scene inside, w/ people running and hiding as officers checked immigration status. One of the biggest raids in NJ so far. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/n...

BREAKING: A federal raid at a warehouse in Edison, New Jersey led to the arrest of 29 immigrant workers on Wednesday, per officials. It seems like the largest raid in NJ this year, conducted by Customs and Border Protection. We interviewed workers: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/n...

NEW: The deportation of a mother and her 6-year-old girl to Ecuador touched a nerve in New York. But they were hardly the first family deported. ICE has detained about 50 children in the NYC area, deporting 38 of them under Trump 2.0. More on family detentions: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/n...

NEW: The backstory behind an unannounced pardon by Gov. Kathy Hochul to stave off the deportation of an immigrant from Laos in July. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/n...

This was Judge Dale Ho's ruling in the habeas corpus petition that released Carlos Javier Lopez Benitez, a Paraguayan asylum seeker, after he was detained by ICE in immigration court. We dissected his arrest, and were there to cover his release earlier this month: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/n...

NEW: A federal judge ordered ICE to remedy conditions in the holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza in NYC. The judge, Lewis Kaplan, ordered ICE to reduce the number of migrants, ensure they have sleeping mats, and facilitate calls to lawyers. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/n...

BREAKING: Judge Lewis Kaplan just issued a temporary restraining order demanding that ICE hold fewer migrants at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City. It also orders ICE to ensure they have access to lawyers and proper hygienic and medical care. Story to come.

NEW: I'm told by the lawyers in this case that the federal judge, Lewis Kaplan, said during a virtual hearing this morning that he will issue a TRO in this case. The details should be spelled out in a written order later today. Story to come.

NEW: Mayor Adams announced that NYC will close the last major hotel operating as a migrant shelter, the Row in Times Square. City will not renew lease when it expires in April as migrant crisis continues to subside. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/n...

NEW: A Peruvian immigrant filed a potential class-action lawsuit against ICE over conditions at 26 Federal Plaza. The suit said migrants sleep on the floor, lack access to legal counsel and are subjected to a “horrific stench” emanating from toilets. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/n...

NEW: Inside the Epicenter of ICE Detentions in NYC www.nytimes.com/video/nyregi...

NEW: We broke down the anatomy of an ICE arrest at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, as seen through one image. And we followed the story over two weeks to document the fallout... and a surprising reunion. W/ Todd Heisler and Wes Parnell: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/n...

NEW: A deep dive into Trump's immigration crackdown in New York: - 2,365 + arrested in NYC area, up 200% vs. 5 months before - More than half had no criminal records - 26 Federal Plaza is an epicenter, but NY still lags behind other field offices www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/n...

NEW: Trump DOJ sues Mayor Eric Adams over NYC sanctuary policies. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/n...

NEW: Mayor Eric Adams is sending a letter to the Trump administration demanding that it inspect and address conditions of the holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza where ICE is detaining people.

Video taken by detained migrant offers first look inside the contentious holding cells on the 10th floor of the ICE offices on 26 Federal Plaza in NYC. Video obtained by New York Immigration Coalition and reported by The City: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/n...

NEW: Kristi Noem and Thomas Homan blamed Mayor Adams and sanctuary policies in shooting of an off-duty customs officer in New York. Homan -- upset over ICE being blocked from Rikers Island -- said more ICE agents would be sent to NYC. W/ ‪@la-ley.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/n...

NEW: A coalition of legal groups filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that arrests in immigration courts are unlawful and unconstitutional. Filed in DC federal district court on behalf of 12 migrants arrested by ICE. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/n...

NEW: Inside The Roosevelt Hotel during its last days as a migrant shelter. A look at its legacy, past, and future. With photographs by Todd Heisler: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/n...

But before they could get their diplomas, the school’s principal felt compelled to interrupt the celebratory mood: She had to pay tribute to a Venezuelan student who was sitting in an immigration detention center about 275 miles away in Pennsylvania. @nytimes.com

NEW: The ICE detention of a Venezuelan student in New York City thrust his high school, Ellis Prep, into the spotlight. A dispatch from the school's Bronx graduation, where Dylan's arrest cast a shadow over the immigrants graduating. With the great Todd Heisler: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/n...

NEW: The New York Civil Liberties Union sued Nassau County on Long Island over its partnership with ICE. The partnership announced by Bruck Blakeman empowers some Nassau police officers to conduct immigration arrests. Suit calls it unlawful. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/n...

NEW: Khalil was the last prominent pro-Palestinian target of the Trump admin to be released. But the students could still be deported. And the Trump crackdown has only widened since ICE agents descended on American campuses. Analysis w/ @jonesieman.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/n...

NEW: 8 Dems in Congress are sending a letter to Noem saying ICE is breaking federal law by not allowing them into 10th floor @ 26 Federal Plaza. The space has 4 cells w/ built in wall benches but no beds and people have been sleeping on floors, we’re told. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...

As ICE began showing up at immigration courts, so did volunteers — activists, faith leaders, lawyers and everyday New Yorkers looking to get involved. The main goal is to provide comfort and safety to people who are afraid of showing up and to make sure they are not alone if they are detained.

NEW: Brad Lander's arrest underscored a growing trend I've noticed covering New York City's immigration courts: more people showing up to "escort" migrants. A look at their work, and purpose, as agents ramp up arrests in courthouses. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/n...

NEW: Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents as he sought to escort a migrant out of an immigration courthouse in Manhattan. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...