New York, NY—Today, Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Lewis Kaplan issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) requiring that ICE meet baseline conditions for holding people on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza including proper spacing, bedding, food, water, hygiene, clean clothes, medication, access to a doctor and legal phone calls.
ICE & BOP Confine NY Congressional Reps & NYIC President, Deny them Entry to Sunset Park MDC
New York, NY—This morning, NYIC President Murad Awawdeh joined Members of Congress Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), and Dan Goldman (NY10) in an oversight visit to MDC Brooklyn, where over 100 immigrants are now being detained under a new ICE-Bureau of Prisons agreement.
Yeonsoo is Home With Her Family, All Arrests at Immigration Courts Must End
New York, NY—Yesterday, Yeonsoo Go was released from ICE custody, five days after she was detained at 26 Federal Plaza at a routine court hearing. Despite following the proper legal process, she was sent to a federal detention facility in Louisiana after being detained on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza.
Mayor Adams Chooses Criminalization Over Protection for NY Street Vendors
New York, NY—Yesterday, Mayor Adams vetoed Introduction 47-B, a legislation that would have removed criminal penalties for unlicensed street vendors across New York City and would instead have replaced them with civil fines. Last month, the New York City Council passed the bill with a 40-member majority.
Trump’s DOJ Files Frivolous Lawsuit Against NYC Seeking to Undermine Local Governance
New York, NY—Today, the US Justice Department of Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York challenging New York City’s sanctuary policies. The basis of the 37-page lawsuit is that New York’s local policies are “impeding the consultation and communication between federal and local law enforcement officials that is necessary for the United States to enforce the law and keep Americans safe.
New Video Shows Inhumane Conditions Inside ICE Detention Center at 26 Federal Plaza, ICE Breaking Oversight Law
Despite ICE denials, video shows people detained for days in inhumane conditions with no change of clothes or showers
Raw video available here, social video available here
New York—Today, newly released video shows what immigrant New Yorkers have been telling their families and attorneys for months: the 10th Floor of 26 Federal Plaza is an ICE detention facility.
Trump Administration Bars Undocumented Children from Head Start, Impacting 50,000 Kids
New York, NY—Yesterday, the Trump administration announced plans to restrict undocumented immigrants from enrolling in Head Start, the federally funded preschool program, as well as more than a dozen other programs. Other impacted programs include those focused on substance abuse, mental health, drug-treatment programs, and behavioral health programs
The Trump administration issued a new interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). Under the interpretation—which differs from interpretations when the law was passed— programs intended for the good of the community are no longer exempted from rules that limit benefits eligibility to citizens and legal residents.
CityFHEPS Decision is a Victory for Low-Income New Yorkers
New York, NY—Today, a state appeals court sided with the New York City Council, ordering the city to implement a set of laws expanding the CityFHEPS housing voucher program. The package of legislation would support low-income New Yorkers by reducing the cost of utilities for voucher-holders and no longer requiring those applying for the housing voucher to have previously lived in a shelter.
DHS Terminates TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua, Leaving Over 50,000 Immigrants at Risk of Deportation
New York, NY—Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras and Nicaragua. The move will remove legal status from more than 50,000 current Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS holders, including removing access to work permits and protection from deportation, when the termination becomes effective on September 5, 2025.
The Trump administration has now revoked TPS for the following countries since taking office in January 2025: Afghanistan, Venezuela, Cameroon, Nepal, Haiti, and now Honduras and Nicaragua.
Reconciliation Budget Funnels Billions into Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda, Slashing Social Safety Programs for Millions of Americans
New York, NY—Today, the United States House of Representatives passed Donald Trump’s reconciliation bill on a 218-214 vote, which will make billionaires richer and force hard working Americans to face devastating consequences.
Trump’s reconciliation budget will now allocate more than $150 billion for immigration enforcement, including nearly $30 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to seize and deport immigrants, and more than $50 billion for Customs and Border Protection to build the southern border wall, supercharging Trump’s mass deportation agenda.