State budget includes ‘One Day’ law provision for immigrant offenders
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The act will amend New York Penal Law to shorten the maximum jail sentences for certain class A misdemeanors to avoid triggering deportation proceedings.
Read MoreNYC Deportations Surge By 150% Under Trump
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Overall ICE arrests in New York City increased 88 percent between the last year of President Obama’s tenure and the first two years of Trump’s term.
Read MoreMan Arrested in Courthouse, Turned Over to ICE as El Chapo Jury Deliberates
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Rene Rivera Martinez showed up in the federal courtroom in Brooklyn claiming to be an El Chapo relative and trying to use seating for family members.
Read MoreDAs, Lawmakers And Advocates Rally to Freeze ICE Out of NY Courts
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ICE arrests inside and around New York courthouses increased by 1700 percent between 2016 and 2018.
Read MoreAmazon’s Arrival Divides Unions at Council Hearing
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The battle raged outside the chamber as well.
Read MoreQueens, Brooklyn Lead State in Courthouse ICE Arrests
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There were 33 documented arrests in and around Queens courts in 2018 — up from 27 in 2017.
Read MoreReform Coalition Will Announce List of DA Demands at Monday Rally
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“Our country is waking up to the role prosecutors play in mass incarceration — that movement has come to Queens.”
Read MoreGovernment Shutdown Freezes Out ICE Press Team — and Accountability
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After ICE arrested a man outside the Queens Criminal Courthouse Wednesday afternoon, the Eagle contacted the agency by phone and email.
Read MoreICE Came After Me and I Fought Back
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“That cold December afternoon, the rage was about my daughter and me. This time, ICE, la migra, was coming after me.”
Read MoreNYPD Barred From Assisting ICE With Arresting Immigrant Detainees
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The decision was based on the June 2017 arrest of Susai Francis in Nassau County, L.I. for DUI and driving an uninsured vehicle.
Read MoreDOJ Drops Appeal In Queens Pizza Man Case
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The legal nightmare may finally be ending for Pablo Villavicencio, a College Point pizza delivery man and father of two who was arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly two months.
Read MoreFreezing Out Immigrants: The Denial of Due Process in New York State Courts
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Frequent raids on immigrant communities and deaths in immigration detention centers have galvanized an “Abolish ICE” movement nationwide.
Judge Halts Deportation of Maspeth Taxi Driver, Father of 2
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A federal judge issued a stay of deportation for Edisson Barros, a Maspeth taxi driver and father of two, just hours before he was scheduled to be deported, according to Telemundo and attorneys from Legal Aid.
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