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Detainees in Lower Manhattan ICE Facility Report Overcrowding, Medical Neglect: 'They're Killing Us'

Immigrants held in ICE holding rooms at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan are reporting overcrowded conditions, limited access to food and hygiene, and prolonged detentions in cells not intended for overnight stays

Latin Times · Jul 9, 2025

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Reason · Jun 9, 2025

‘The United States wants you to leave’: Unaccompanied migrant kids are being forced to attend deportation hearings alone

A New York immigration judge presided over a group of a dozen children to explain to them why they might have to leave the country

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

Migrants To Get $92 Million Settlement From NYC Over Unlawful Detention Claims

NYC has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing them of keeping migrants beyond their release to allow law enforcement to take them into deportation proceedings.

Latin Times · Dec 20, 2024

Migrant Surge and Policy Changes Have Resulted in Record Number of Immigration Fraud Complaints in NYC

Although no single source compiles complaints, the Office of New Americans revealed a significant rise in complaints, from 21 in 2023 to 58 in 2024

Latin Times · Dec 14, 2024

Daniel Penny’s lawyers used a racist defense strategy and it worked

To argue that it was sickle cell trait – a condition that disproportionately affects Black people – killed Jordan Neely is dangerous and wrong

The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2024

Eric Adams Incorrectly Says Undocumented Migrants Are Not Entitled to Due Process, Adopting Trump-Like Rhetoric

The assertion is the latest example on how Adams and the President-elect may be forming an unlikely alliance

Latin Times · Dec 4, 2024

1 in 8 Children Students in NYC Are Homeless As Amount of Vulnerable Population Continues To Grow

A new analysis shows the number of homeless children in NYC has risen by 22% during the past school year. Figures have climbed consistently for almost a decade

Latin Times · Nov 18, 2024

Mayhem at New York airport after raccoon falls through ceiling: ‘The most LaGuardia thing’

Unexpected appearance sparks rush to catch animal in a trash can as it hides at check-in and dangles from wires

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2024

Airbnb refused to refund woman whose host is charged with sex crimes - until reporters came knocking

Airbnb host Winston Nguyen allegedly posed as a teenager and tried to solicit sexually explicit photos from his teenage students

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024