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Advocate Calls Trump Administration Public Charge Rule 'Interesting and Horrifying' After Lawsuit

The Trump public charge rule took effect on 18 September as New York and advocacy groups challenged its broader immigration test in federal court.

International Business Times UK · Sep 19

Zohran Mamdani condemns ICE after police and protesters clash in Brooklyn

Police forcibly broke up protest outside hospital where federal immigration agents took detainee for evaluation

The Guardian - US · May 4

Protests erupt in New York City after ICE raids Chinatown over ‘counterfeit goods’

Demonstrators were seen near a federal building after an unknown number of detainees were taken by agents

The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2025

‘Reeks of McCarthyism’: outrage after Ice detains Palestinian student activist

Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil a ‘targeted, retaliatory’ attack on his first amendment rights, say civil rights groups

The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2025

‘I’m collaborating’: how New York City’s mayor gave in to Trump’s migrant crackdown

Eric Adams, mayor of the US’s largest city, is caught up in a swirl of indictments, immigrants, Rikers and Donald Trump

The Guardian - US · Feb 21, 2025

NYC Will Ease on 60-Day Shelter Eviction on Migrant Families to Prevent Children from Changing Schools

Beneficiaries of the new policy will be granted more time in the city's care, under the same shelter they were assigned for their first 60 days in the system.

Latin Times · Nov 19, 2024

New York City Set To Close One of The Most Problematic Immigrant Shelters Early Next Year

New York City will close its migrant shelter in Randall's Island next February, citing decreased immigrant arrivals for 14 consecutive weeks

Latin Times · Oct 10, 2024

District attorney's office staffer tried to make a bomb to blow up migrant shelter, police say

A staffer in a New York City district attorney’s office has been arrested after attempting to make an explosive to attack a migrant shelter located across from his apartment

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024

PERF Highlights Need For Better Police-Immigrant Relationships To Ensure Public Safety

A PERF report explained that many immigrants come to the U.S. with negative views of law enforcement and sometimes face anti-immigrant policies in their new communities.

Latin Times · Jul 11, 2024

‘Excellent swimmers’: New York mayor says migrants can fix lifeguard shortage

Community leaders denounce Eric Adams’s comments as racist as mayor doubles down and says ‘word police’ out to get him

The Guardian - US · May 16, 2024