15-07-2025
Activists demand release of immigrant detainees in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — The notorious metropolitan detention center in Brooklyn is front and center in the ongoing ICE raids in New York City.
It now houses more than 100 immigrant detainees, many of them with no criminal history.
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On Monday, lawmakers and activists stood in front of the detention center demanding justice for the detainees held inside.
The controversial troubled currently houses famous inmates like Sean 'Diddy' Combs and accused healthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangioni.
Now, ICE detainees are also being held inside; some of them were plucked out of federal court buildings by masked ICE agents while trying to navigate their way legally through the system.
The state and federal lawmakers reported ICE detainees are being denied access to lawyers and fast-tracked for transfers to federal facilities down south, separating them from their families. They are calling for their immediate release.
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