immigration
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NY to fund over $7M of legal bills for immigrant kids after feds balk
New York plans to cover legal bills for about 1,400 children with pending immigration cases who could lose their representation in court if the Trump administration stops paying for those services.
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NY Rep. George Latimer calls for closing all ICE detention centers
Just a day before a high-profile death in a federal detention center in New Jersey, New York Rep. George Latimer had walked the corridors of that very facility to see firsthand how immigrant detainees are treated in Delaney Hall.
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New York can’t force ICE to remove masks, judge rules
Twelve local police agencies, including Nassau County’s, are now legally required to cut all ties with the agency. Two are defying the order instead.
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ICE, Border Patrol stalk immigrant workers across upstate New York
From a Rochester-area greenhouse to a Syracuse-area factory, reports indicate immigration agents are tracking down immigrant labor.
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Sightings of ICE in the Hudson Valley amid Tom Homan’s NY ‘surge’ vows
Social media alerts started warning of ICE in the Hudson Valley beginning on July 21.
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Legal protection expires for Haitians and Syrians, exposing thousands to ICE
Temporary Protected Status has ended for Haitians and Syrians in New York, and Salvadorans could be next.
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Man in custody after setting off incendiary device outside Manhattan Federal Plaza immigration court
Two people suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out at 26 Federal Plaza Monday morning. The FBI is investigating the incident as a possible act of terrorism.
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‘End the torture’: Home care workers stage sit-in outside Julie Menin’s home
Speaker Menin vowed to end the 24-hour shift for everyone. Workers say her rewrite excludes union members from that protection.
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Police following NY anti-ICE law are now eligible for this $75M grant
A state grant program providing millions of dollars to help police departments and sheriffs’ offices advance their technology and equipment requires compliance with the new NY anti-ICE law.
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Rochester man sues DHS after agents tracked him for criticizing ICE
David Streever fired off an angry email in January comparing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s former leader to a Nazi official. Five months later, federal agents showed up at his home and followed him to a hotel while he was traveling with his 7-year-old daughter.
