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Daughter wearing orange sweatshirt and white shirt looks at the phone her mother is looking at smiling. Behind them is a marshy park with stone bridge.

Ukrainian Refugees in NYC Watch Trump and Putin, Uncertain of Their Next Steps

by Mariia Fedorova Aug. 20, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 20, 2025, 12:53 p.m.

The White House’s suspension of protections and work permits leaves thousands in fear of poverty and deportation to a war zone.

Martha, her 19-year-old son Manuel and her 7-year-old daughter are seen celebrating her daughter's birthday.

Trump Administration

ICE Ships 6-Year-Old Queens Student and Mom to Texas Detention, Prompting School Principal’s Plea for Their Release

by Gwynne Hogan Aug. 15, 2025, 3:27 p.m.Aug. 19, 2025, 2:04 p.m.

An older brother is detained in Newark while two other siblings remain in New York, “unprotected and traumatized” after arrests at immigration check-in.

Masked federal agents wait to detain people outside immigration courts at 26 Federal Plaza.

Immigrants

Arrests Nearly Halt at Immigration Court. One Reason: Fewer People Are Showing Up

by Gwynne Hogan Aug. 15, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 15, 2025, 6:42 p.m.

Asylum-seekers are avoiding formerly routine hearings for fear of being detained, as a court order takes hold discouraging mass detention inside a lower Manhattan office building.

Bridget, a first-year student at ELLIS Preparatory Academy, hugs her mother Marta in Manhattan's Madison Square Park.

Immigration

At Bronx School for Immigrants, One Teen Fights for an Education Under Trump

by Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat Aug. 13, 2025, 1:37 p.m.Aug. 13, 2025, 1:37 p.m.

A student detained by ICE. Another losing her resolve to stay in the U.S. ELLIS Preparatory Academy is fighting for its students as Trump’s immigration enforcement closes in.

A dozen people with their faces blurred sit and lay side by side on a concrete floor. A door with a glass window can be seen on the far side. Multiple people on the floor lay on thin emergency blankets.

Immigration

Judge Orders ICE to Improve Squalid Manhattan Lockup Conditions

by Gwynne Hogan and Haidee Chu Aug. 12, 2025, 5:53 p.m.Aug. 12, 2025, 6:08 p.m.

The temporary order at 26 Federal Plaza will require the Trump administration to immediately improve conditions there.

Health

‘They’ve Gone Off the Map’: Fear Drives Immigrants Away From Clinics

by Reuven Blau Aug. 12, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 12, 2025, 4:54 p.m.

NYC Care enrollment declines for the first time, as doctors warn that New Yorkers worried about their immigration status are avoiding care out of deportation fears.

A court observer tries to comfort a woman who was detained by federal agents after her immigration hearing inside 26 Federal Plaza.

Trump Administration

NYC Is the Nation’s Capital of Immigration Courthouse Arrests, New Data Analysis Shows

by Haidee Chu and Gwynne Hogan Aug. 11, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 11, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Half of all immigration courthouse arrests earlier this summer were in Manhattan, as the Trump administration has mostly kept ICE enforcement off of the streets, in stark contrast to Los Angeles and other cities.

Rep. Daniel Goldman (left) faces off with Bill Joyce, deputy director of the New York ICE field office, in the lobby of 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, June 18, 2025.

Immigration

Members of Congress Sue ICE to Access Shadowy Federal Plaza Lockup

by Gwynne Hogan July 30, 2025, 6:27 p.m.July 30, 2025, 6:28 p.m.

New York Reps. Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat join 10 other members of Congress in lawsuit after being barred from inspecting ICE detention facilities that include a Manhattan office building where immigrants are held in crowded conditions.

Congress

Espaillat and Velazquez Call On DHS To Investigate Manhattan ICE Facility

by Shifra Dayak, NOTUS July 26, 2025, 2:54 p.m.July 26, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Members of Congress join local officials who have already demanded action after THE CITY published videos and data showing conditions endured by detainees for days on end.

Federal agents detain a man after he left an immigration hearing inside 26 Federal Plaza.

Trump Administration

Adams Asks Feds to Probe Conditions at ICE Lockup in Manhattan

by Gwynne Hogan July 23, 2025, 10:20 a.m.July 24, 2025, 9:54 a.m.

The mayor’s letter came after reporting by THE CITY led the comptroller and public advocate to demand city agencies inspect the site where people are being locked inside packed rooms for days. But the agency he sent it to has already denied having “oversight authority.”

Immigrants

Ukrainian Refugees in NYC Watch Trump and Putin, Uncertain of Their Next Steps

ICE Ships 6-Year-Old Queens Student and Mom to Texas Detention, Prompting School Principal’s Plea for Their Release

Arrests Nearly Halt at Immigration Court. One Reason: Fewer People Are Showing Up

At Bronx School for Immigrants, One Teen Fights for an Education Under Trump

Judge Orders ICE to Improve Squalid Manhattan Lockup Conditions

‘They’ve Gone Off the Map’: Fear Drives Immigrants Away From Clinics

NYC Is the Nation’s Capital of Immigration Courthouse Arrests, New Data Analysis Shows

Members of Congress Sue ICE to Access Shadowy Federal Plaza Lockup

Espaillat and Velazquez Call On DHS To Investigate Manhattan ICE Facility

Adams Asks Feds to Probe Conditions at ICE Lockup in Manhattan

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