immigration and customs enforcement Archives

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May 2026

State Budget Deal Looks to Restrict ICE Agreements in New York, But Immigrant Advocates Want Harder Stance

Advocates and progressive state lawmakers continue to call for passage of the New York for All Act, which would prohibiting local law enforcement agencies from carrying out civil immigration enforcement…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

31

Jul 2025

Education Government Immigration Justice Opinion

Opinion: Albany Can’t Wait Until January To Fight Trump and ICE

“The New York Senate should utilize a special session to pass other legislation tamping down on policies and practices that are or could be used by ICE—such as the emerging…

BySarah Roth 2Comments

18

Jun 2025

Featured Government Immigration In Depth Justice

As ICE Pursues Courthouse Arrests, Immigrant Families Struggle to Find Legal Help

Family members cope with the hardship of having a loved one detained while facing the challenge of finding an attorney to represent the detained person as the clock ticks down…

ByDaniel Parra

ByJeanmarie Evelly 15Comments

05

May 2025

Featured Government Immigration Justice Labor

In Trump’s First 100 Days, Immigrant Arrests Stir Fear Across New York—But Also Forge Community Bonds

While specific figures for New York under the new federal administration are not yet available, media reports and press releases from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) suggest there have…

ByDaniel Parra 11Comments

26

Aug 2024

Comunidades de habla hispana Immigration Podcasts

PODCAST: ¿Cuándo los agentes de ICE pueden usar sus armas o fuerza letal?

Entre el 2015 y el 2021 se produjeron 59 tiroteos a manos de agentes del Servicio de Inmigracion y Control de Aduanas (ICE por sus siglas en inglés), al menos…

ByDaniel Parra 4Comments

20

Jun 2024

Government Immigration Justice

Migrants Detained by ICE in New York Stage Brief Hunger Strike Over End of Free Phone Calls, Conditions

The “free minutes” program dates back to early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when detention centers across the country closed their doors to visitors. “The phone calls are a lifeline to…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

05

Apr 2023

Government Immigration Justice

Hunger-Striking ICE Detainees Sue Over Conditions at NY’s Orange County Jail

According to ICE’s detention management tool, 55 immigrants are detained at the upstate New York jail. Nahum Ortiz, one of the plaintiffs, says ICE is only renting one of the…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

24

Mar 2023

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Helping Asylum Seekers in New York’s Immigration Courts

“For many asylum seekers like me, the United States is a beacon of hope, providing refuge and safety from the violence many of us experience at home. Yet the sense…

ByPriscilla Hernandez*0Comments

26

Jul 2022

Government Immigration Justice

ICE Transfers Detained Immigrants From NY Jail Without Notice

Immigration officials confirmed the moves to City Limits Tuesday, and lawyers say some 35 detainees have been sent from the Orange County Jail to as far away as Mississippi.

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

27

Jun 2022

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Justice Politics

Uno de cada tres migrantes encerrados en instalaciones de Patrulla Fronteriza es menor de edad

Una investigación publicada en conjunto por The Marshall Project y Politico reveló que uno de cada tres migrantes detenidos en las instalaciones de la Patrulla Fronteriza eran menores de edad,…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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