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Arya Sundaram

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Researchers say they accounted for a disproportionate share of ICE arrests across New York in the first half of the year.


The measure follows thousands of arrests in New York City and elsewhere of those attending immigration court proceedings.


The measure follows recent cases where jail and NYPD staff were determined to have improperly aided federal immigration efforts.


Detainees still go without basic personal items, clean clothes and adequate food, according to new court filings.


Here's what business owners and employees are learning about their rights in the event immigration agents visit.


Immigrant advocates, community activists and others have been meeting, canvassing neighborhoods, and preparing for increased enforcement.


The dismissal marks a defeat in the Trump administration’s efforts to limit so-called sanctuary laws that limit ICE enforcement and cooperation between ICE and local governments.


A judge ruled the sheriff's office held onto hundreds of immigrants without legal authority, in violation of constitutional protections.


More and more immigrants are being arrested when they show up for their appointments, attorneys say.


The property owner agreed to pay a $55,000 settlement to end claims it sought to intimidate immigrant tenants.


Isrrael, an asylum-seeker who asked that only his middle name be published, has been in ICE custody for three months after being arrested and charged with public lewdness in a Penn Station bathroom. His charges have been dropped, but he still faces deportation.


“Everybody they arrested has the chance of having a whole family behind them, and they’re ripping it apart,” one vendor says.


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