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The Guardian
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
One day inside the deportation machine at a federal immigration court in New York
A brother is torn from his sister. A father arrives for his immigration hearing with his family, only to find that they will be leaving without him. A woman, seemingly relieved after emerging from her hearing, finds that her life is about to change when she is apprehended by federal officials waiting just outside the door. These are just some of the moments that happened on a single day in the Jacob K Javits federal building at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, the largest federal immigration courthouse in Manhattan. Courthouse detentions have been one of many flashpoints in the Trump administration's expanding crackdown on immigration, as federal authorities seek to arrest 3,000 people a day. There have been reports of arrests at courthouses across the country, from Phoenix to Los Angeles to Chicago, turning routine hearings into scenes fraught with anxiety and fear. A recently filed class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration seeks to bar the practice of courthouse arrests. Immigration court presents an especially precarious situation. Not showing up for a hearing can have serious consequences, but as the Guardian observed in the hallways outside courtrooms in New York, showing up also has serious consequences. Even though some people had been granted follow-up hearings, they were detained by federal officials in the hallway and rushed to a stairwell for holding elsewhere in the building. On 18 June, representatives Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman attempted to conduct oversight on the building's 10th floor, where people have been held, sometimes for days at a time, but were rebuffed by federal officials. Recently released footage shows the harsh conditions faced by people held on the 10th floor. What follows is a visual timeline of a single day inside the halls of the Jacob K Javits federal building, where some people found their lives forever changed. 8.57am – A family walks towards a courtroom past masked federal agents. Only the father has a hearing, and his family would not be allowed to enter the room with him. They would have to wait elsewhere. 9.51am – A federal agent checks a stack of documents containing identifying information for people slated for detention. 10.11am – Federal agents load a detained man into an elevator. 10.17am – Federal agents wait. 10.30am – Federal agents lead a detained man to a stairwell. 11.25am – The New York City comptroller, Brad Lander, left, escorts a man to the elevator after his hearing. Lander has made regular appearances at the federal building to observe cases and help people leave the building. He was arrested on 17 June as he was attempting to help escort someone out. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Lander 'was arrested for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer', though video evidence of the encounter debunks that allegation. He was subsequently released the same day. 11.45am – After successfully escorting a man to the elevator, Lander then returns to a courtroom to observe another case. At 11.45am, he stands in the doorway and announces to federal agents that a man named Carlos has been granted a follow-up hearing in 2029. He asks the assembled agents if they would allow him to return for that hearing. No one says anything in response. 11.46am – Chaos breaks out as multiple federal agents grab Carlos while his sister screams. 11.55am – Court employees had informed a sketch artist that she wouldn't be allowed inside the courtrooms at the federal building, despite the fact that such artists are generally permitted in courtrooms where cameras are banned, as in high-profile federal trials. The sketch artist resorts to drawing the scene in the hallway. She would subsequently be allowed into the courtroom. 12.58pm – A half-eaten snack bar sticks out of a tactical vest. 1.51pm – After emerging from a hearing, a woman is immediately apprehended by a masked federal agent who asks for her name and to look at her documents. Upon reviewing her documents, the agent tells her she can leave. 'Have a nice day,' he says in Spanish. 2.11pm – Federal agents detain the father from the family observed at 8.57am and lead him to a stairwell. The Guardian later observed a photojournalist telling the man's family in Spanish that he had been arrested. Their oldest child broke down in tears as the other two slept, after waiting for him for hours after their arrival. The mother said he had no criminal history and that their asylum cases were in progress. 2.58pm – The last woman to emerge from her hearing holds a stack of documents in her hand, and she smiles briefly before a masked agent whose T-shirt reads 'police' apprehends her. Her smile fades to an expression of fear as she learns that she will not be allowed to leave. Federal agents then rush her to a stairwell.
The Guardian
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
One day inside the deportation machine at a federal immigration court in New York
A brother is torn from his sister. A father arrives for his immigration hearing with his family, only to find that they will be leaving without him. A woman, seemingly relieved after emerging from her hearing, finds that her life is about to change when she is apprehended by federal officials waiting just outside the door. These are just some of the moments that happened on a single day in the Jacob K Javits federal building at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, the largest federal immigration courthouse in Manhattan. Courthouse detentions have been one of many flashpoints in the Trump administration's expanding crackdown on immigration, as federal authorities seek to arrest 3,000 people a day. There have been reports of arrests at courthouses across the country, from Phoenix to Los Angeles to Chicago, turning routine hearings into scenes fraught with anxiety and fear. A recently filed class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration seeks to bar the practice of courthouse arrests. Immigration court presents an especially precarious situation. Not showing up for a hearing can have serious consequences, but as the Guardian observed in the hallways outside courtrooms in New York, showing up also has serious consequences. Even though some people had been granted follow-up hearings, they were detained by federal officials in the hallway and rushed to a stairwell for holding elsewhere in the building. On 18 June, representatives Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman attempted to conduct oversight on the building's 10th floor, where people have been held, sometimes for days at a time, but were rebuffed by federal officials. Recently released footage shows the harsh conditions faced by people held on the 10th floor. What follows is a visual timeline of a single day inside the halls of the Jacob K Javits federal building, where some people found their lives forever changed. 8.57am – A family walks towards a courtroom past masked federal agents. Only the father has a hearing, and his family would not be allowed to enter the room with him. They would have to wait elsewhere. 9.51am – A federal agent checks a stack of documents containing identifying information for people slated for detention. 10.11am – Federal agents load a detained man into an elevator. 10.17am – Federal agents wait. 10.30am – Federal agents lead a detained man to a stairwell. 11.25am – The New York City comptroller, Brad Lander, left, escorts a man to the elevator after his hearing. Lander has made regular appearances at the federal building to observe cases and help people leave the building. He was arrested on 17 June as he was attempting to help escort someone out. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Lander 'was arrested for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer', though video evidence of the encounter debunks that allegation. He was subsequently released the same day. 11.45am – After successfully escorting a man to the elevator, Lander then returns to a courtroom to observe another case. At 11.45am, he stands in the doorway and announces to federal agents that a man named Carlos has been granted a follow-up hearing in 2029. He asks the assembled agents if they would allow him to return for that hearing. No one says anything in response. 11.46am – Chaos breaks out as multiple federal agents grab Carlos while his sister screams. 11.55am – Court employees had informed a sketch artist that she wouldn't be allowed inside the courtrooms at the federal building, despite the fact that such artists are generally permitted in courtrooms where cameras are banned, as in high-profile federal trials. The sketch artist resorts to drawing the scene in the hallway. She would subsequently be allowed into the courtroom. 12.58pm – A half-eaten snack bar sticks out of a tactical vest. 1.51pm – After emerging from a hearing, a woman is immediately apprehended by a masked federal agent who asks for her name and to look at her documents. Upon reviewing her documents, the agent tells her she can leave. 'Have a nice day,' he says in Spanish. 2.11pm – Federal agents detain the father from the family observed at 8.57am and lead him to a stairwell. The Guardian later observed a photojournalist telling the man's family in Spanish that he had been arrested. Their oldest child broke down in tears as the other two slept, after waiting for him for hours after their arrival. The mother said he had no criminal history and that their asylum cases were in progress. 2.58pm – The last woman to emerge from her hearing holds a stack of documents in her hand, and she smiles briefly before a masked agent whose T-shirt reads 'police' apprehends her. Her smile fades to an expression of fear as she learns that she will not be allowed to leave. Federal agents then rush her to a stairwell.
The Hill
7 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Video reveals conditions in Manhattan immigration court holding cells
LOWER MANHATTAN, N.Y. (WPIX) — A newly released video from inside the holding cells at Manhattan's immigration court is raising more concern over how federal immigration authorities are treating detainees. Obtained by the New York Immigration Coalition, the video shows dozens of men crammed into a single room, sleeping on the floor with limited basic necessities and hygiene accommodations. The facility, located in Lower Manhattan, was originally intended to hold individuals for less than 24 hours while they awaited transfer to larger detention centers. However, advocates have reported that people are being confined there for up to two weeks. 'This is just one room of dozens,' said Murad Awawdeh, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition. 'The video illustrates what we've been saying for months — ICE and the Department of Homeland Security are using 26 Federal Plaza as a detention center in the most inhumane and cruel way possible.' Immigration advocates and elected officials have long expressed concern about the treatment of individuals detained at the courthouse — many of whom were arrested after showing up for legal asylum or green card hearings. Rep. Dan Goldman, a Democrat who represents Lower Manhattan, has pressed for a congressional oversight visit to the facility. He cited numerous anecdotal accounts of detainees being held for extended periods without access to clean clothing, adequate meals, or medical care. 'The conditions in this facility are worse than what you'd find in a jail housing a convicted murderer,' said Goldman. 'One meal a day. No change of clothes. It's hot. It stinks. The plumbing is insufficient. And there's no medical care. Some have reportedly been held more than eight days.' Despite these claims, the Department of Homeland Security denies any wrongdoing or that the facility is used for anything more than brief holds. In a statement, the DHS said: 'Any claim that there is overcrowding or subprime conditions at ICE facilities are categorically false. All detainees are provided with proper meals, medical treatment, and have opportunities to communicate with their family members and lawyers.'
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
"We will not back down": Democratic lawmakers refused entry to Manhattan ICE facility
Two congressmen were refused entry to observe and inspect an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in New York City on Wednesday. New York Reps. Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman found themselves barred from entering the offices in Lower Manhattan, despite rules allowing for unannounced oversight visits by lawmakers. This refusal by ICE comes one day after NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander was detained by federal agents in the same building. Lander was escorting immigrants from their court hearings when agents arrested him on allegations of impeding federal officers. Those charges were later dropped, and Lander was released. "Congress has a duty to conduct oversight and the American people deserve transparency," Nadler wrote in a post on X. "ICE doesn't get to lie about the nature of this facility to dodge oversight and hide behind masks while doing it." Nadler described the facility as a place "where migrants are reportedly being forced to sleep on the floor for days at a time." "This is completely unacceptable," Nadler said, "and we will not back down." Goldman echoed Nadler at a press conference on Wednesday. "We will not stop until we get to go in and observe what is going on in these detention centers," Goldman said. "What are they hiding about this facility that they are using to house immigrants for multiple days?"
CBS News
14-07-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
More than 100 migrants moved to same Brooklyn jail as Sean "Diddy" Combs and Luigi Mangione
More than 100 migrants detained by ICE are being held at the same Brooklyn jail where Sean "Diddy" Combs and Luigi Mangione are being held. There are concerns about the conditions inside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. "This is dangerous. It's lawless. And it's unacceptable," Rep. Dan Goldman said at a news conference in front of the facility. "They are community members who deserve to be treated with dignity." Goldman has not been granted access into the facility as of yet, but according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Department of Homeland Security has begun transferring detainees to the MDC. State Senator Andrew Gounardes says the MDC has been marred with lawsuits and protests, alleging poor conditions inside. "Federal judges have called this building behind us barbaric," Gounardes said. "We save that term for conditions that are beyond the pale." The Federal Bureau of Prison responded to CBS News New York's inquiry about the allegations made about the conditions in the facility. "The BOP takes seriously our duty to protect the individuals entrusted in our custody, as well as maintain the safety of correctional employees and the community. We make every effort to ensure the physical safety and health of the individuals confined to our facilities through a controlled environment that is secure and humane." CBS News New York also reached out to the Department of Homeland Security but did not hear back. Metropolitan Dentention Center has previously been subject to scrutiny The facility has housed high-profile inmates such as Combs, R. Kelly, Mangione and Sam Bankman-Fried. In March, federal officials charged 25 people allegedly involved in smuggling and violence at the facility. "What is broken here is not our people. What is broken is the system," Mixteca executive director Lorena Kourousias said. Detainments and deportations have spiked since President Trump took office and implemented new policy. CBS News polling from June shows a majority of Americans support deportations, but a new poll from Gallup this week shows that a record high 79% of Americans believe immigration is a good thing.
