The protesting officials have 3 demands: - Getting ICE out of New York and release all immigrants detained at Federal Plaza - Calling on state lawmakers to Albany to pass the New York for All act - Calling on city lawmakers to pass the NYC Trust Act for NYC to stop helping ICE

Happening now: Dozens of New Yorkers, including faith leaders, doctors, and elected officials are at 26 Federal Plaza protesting ICE.

🚨NEW: Community Orgs, Advocates Celebrate Court Order Blocking Mayor’s Attempt to Bring ICE Back to Rikers: "We're grateful for @council.nyc.gov @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social who stood up for our values and against the Mayor’s plan to give ICE free rein to separate New Yorkers from loved ones."

🚨 STATEMENT: IDP applauds court order striking down Mayor Eric Adams' attack on sanctuary. "Together we are clear and unequivocal: our city’s historic sanctuary laws ensure that the rights of New Yorkers are protected and that our city resources help all New Yorkers thrive." https://t.co/k1w3hmV8Kc

The immigration and criminal legal systems have been entangled for decades, and the admin's resurfacing defunct prisons is increasingly exposing what we already know to be true: the cruelty and inhumanity of detention and deportation. Read the full thread for more context 👇

Everyone deserves safety + dignity no matter where they live or where their family is from. For over 20 yrs, we've worked to secure fairness and justice for immigrants. Get our Know Your Rights resources to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community 💬 immigrantdefenseproject.org/kyr

We are all worth more than just our labor, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't appreciate immigrant labor! Fight for immigrant rights #LaborDay and beyond, because labor justice is directly tied to immigrant justice 💪

A report by the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies shows that immigrant workers represented a majority of New York City union members.

NEW: Broad coalition of 70+ orgs applaud Governor Kathy Hochul for granting pardons for 13 New Yorkers and urge her to use her clemency power in these urgent times amidst Trump's anti-immigrant deportation agenda: www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/70-organizat...

Trump admin increasing immigration prosecutions. New legislation could add lifetime sentences using same laws behind family separation. New brief w @nipnlg.bsky.social @immdefenseproject.bsky.social @the-ilrc.bsky.social @immjustice.bsky.social @auwcl.bsky.social immigrantjustice.org/blog/new-exp...

IDP statement regarding NYC Comptroller Brad Lander's arrest this morning: "For weeks, New Yorkers have been living in fear as masked federal agents arrest community members in federal buildings and in our community. Today, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested (1/2)

NEW: 9 members of the New York Congressional delegation urge state lawmakers to pass #NY4All and protect New Yorkers: "We cannot stand idly by while our constituents and colleagues are ensnared by the Trump Administration’s mass deportation dragnet." www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/members-of-c...

🚨 We demand the IMMEDIATE release of Mahmoud Khalil and denounce federal attacks on constitutional free speech. His abduction's a shocking constitutional violation designed to terrorize pple exercising the most basic Constitutional rights to freedom of expression in advocating for Palestinian rights