Immigration Enforcement
How Two Innocent Brothers Landed in Brooklyn’s Guantanamo
In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, nearly 1,000 Muslim immigrants were wrongfully imprisoned and deported. Two decades later, the victims are still in search of justice
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Ankle Monitors and GPS Apps: ICE’s Alternatives to Detention, Explained
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Immigration Detention Primary category in which blog post is published
Cuomo’s Pardon Saved This Woman From Deportation, but the Process Is Still a Mystery
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Politics Primary category in which blog post is published
Recreational Marijuana is Still Risky for Some Immigrants, Even With New York Area Legalization
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Immigration Enforcement Primary category in which blog post is published
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
Cuomo Has Not Signed a Bill to Help Separated Children, A Year Later
The SCAR Act is the only state legislation aimed at helping families separated by the 'zero tolerance' policy, but the state legislature is struggling to codify it
Ravi Ragbir Continues to Fight ICE and the Trump Administration
After his arrest by ICE shook New York City in 2018, activist Ravi Ragbir has managed to avoid deportation, for now.
An ICE Shooting and a ‘Political War of Words’
Nine months after the ICE shooting, agents are still under investigation for a bullet in Erick Diaz-Cruz´s face.
How Trump’s War on Sanctuary Cities Affected Immigrants
A look back at how the Trump Administration has targeted sanctuary cities, what jurisdiction federal laws have and what cities can do
Cuomo Has Not Signed a Bill to Fight ICE Arrests at Courthouses
The "Protect Our Courts Act" was passed in July, but Cuomo has yet to sign it into law. In the meantime, ICE arrests continue.
ICE Filed Over 100,000 New Cases and Clogged the Courts at the Peak of the Pandemic
The court shutdown has caused immigration judges’ productivity to plummet while ICE is sending new cases and filing motions to reopen cases that were administratively closed in the past
ICE Director Retires
Matthew Albence, acting director of ICE, announced he was retiring on Friday.
Bronx Immigrant Remains in ICE Detention Despite Cuomo Pardon
Ousman Darboe has been in ICE detention in Bergen, New Jersey since 2017.
The NYPD’s Long History of Targeting Black Immigrants
Despite making up only 7.2 percent of the noncitizen population in the US, more than 20 percent of people facing deportation on criminal grounds are Black.
