Heavily armed federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security were spotted in Jackson Heights on Thursday morning, and reportedly detained a woman who recently moved into the neighborhood before being berated by locals.
Read MoreAbout a month after a judge ruled that the Adams administration’s efforts to allow federal immigration agents to open up an office on Rikers Island were illegal, a Queens lawmaker introduced a bill to ensure similar mayoral orders never come again.
Read MoreThe City Council on Tuesday celebrated its victory over the Adams administration, successfully suing to prevent a mayoral executive order allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Rikers Island from taking effect.
Read MoreA group of public defender organizations and immigration nonprofits are calling on a federal court to dismiss the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging a New York State law that protects immigrants when they appear in court.
Read MoreA new lawsuit brought by a group of law firms and nonprofit organizations claims the Trump administration violated federal law by sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest migrants at their court hearings.
Read MoreA Queens high school student arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in June was released from a holding facility in Texas on bond this week.
Read MoreThe recent federal detention of a Queens high school student by ICE and continued federal deportation actions in the city are endangering New Yorkers as well as the sanctity of the city’s court system, the Adams administration said in a court letter this week.
Read MoreAs the June 30 deadline for the city budget approaches, lawmakers and legal advocates gathered on the steps of City Hall on Thursday demanding more funding for immigrant legal services.
Read MoreNew York City Comptroller and candidate for mayor Brad Lander was arrested and detained by federal immigration officials in Manhattan on Tuesday. He was later released with no charges.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is suing New York State over a law that protects migrants from being arrested when they go to routine proceedings in state courthouses. The move was made at the same time Governor Kathy Hochul was testifying before congress on the issue of immigration.
Read MoreImmigrants living in New York who were unlawfully held on Rikers Island because federal immigration agents asked the city to do so have another three months to claim their share of a $92.5 million class action lawsuit settlement.
Read MoreA Queens councilmember told the Eagle that the mayor mischaracterized their conversations about bringing ICE to Rikers Island, a move that has landed the mayor in court and brought on accusations that he traded access to the jail for the dismissal of his criminal case.
Read MoreFor at least the next several days, federal immigration agents will not be allowed on Rikers Island, a Manhattan judge said Monday.
Read MoreThe City Council on Tuesday sued Mayor Eric Adams and his administration over their plan to allow federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island.
Read MoreThe City Council on Thursday laid the groundwork to sue the mayor over his administration’s controversial executive order allowing federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island, a move that lawmakers say could be a violation of the city’s sanctuary city laws.
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