Immigration Detention
New York Lawmakers Pay a Surprise Visit to Orange County Correctional Facility
State Sen. Jessica Ramos and Assemblymember Karines Reyes had a surprise visit to the facility to push for the The New York for All Act
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The First Days of Biden: The Impact on New York’s Immigration System
By Deanna Garcia Documented Primary category in which blog post is published
New Yorker Held in NJ ICE Custody Tests Positive for COVID-19
By Max Siegelbaum Immigration Detention Primary category in which blog post is published
Cuomo Has Not Signed a Bill to Help Separated Children, A Year Later
By Aldana Vales Zero Tolerance Primary category in which blog post is published
Four ICE Detainees Test Positive for COVID-19 in Batavia Detention Facility
By Mazin Sidahmed Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published
A NJ Detention Center Staffer Has Self-Quarantined Due to Potential COVID-19 Exposure
The Employee is Awaiting Results of a Coronavirus Test
An Asylum Seeker Told ICE He Was 17. They Detained Him With Adults Anyway
ICE Fought to Keep a Teenage Boy in Adult Detention for Months
Public Pensions Pour Millions into Private Prison Companies
A New York State Pension Fund has One of the Largest Investments in the Country
Dozens of ICE Detainees Have Been Placed on Suicide Watch in a New Jersey Facility
"My inmate in cell has been exhibiting psychotic episodes. He is becoming a health hazard to everyone."
A Play Offers a Stinging Account of Immigration Detention in the US
Edafe Okporo's one-man play details the grueling process of getting asylum in the U.S.
ICE Again Increases Arrests of New Yorkers With No Criminal Records
Statistics illustrate the no tolerance attitude of the Trump Administration as non-criminal arrests spiked 87 percent.
Court Use of Video Teleconferencing Causes Case Slowdown
The immigration courts at Varick Street in New York are still using video teleconferencing for hearings five months after protests ended.
Assembly Members Slam Orange County Jail Over Immigrant Detention Conditions
Following a visit to the upstate jail, a group of assembly members said the Orange County Jail was keeping immigrant detainees in substandard conditions
Immigrants Held in Detention for Months Without a Hearing: Lawsuit
Almost three-quarters of immigrant detainees have to wait more than two months to see a judge.