ICE News | THE CITY

Department of Correction Commissioner Lynelle Maginley Liddie testifies at a City Council budget hearing.

Jails

Rikers Now Looks to Bring Back Nonprofits After Kicking Them Off Island

March 7, 2025, 5:22 p.m.March 7, 2025, 5:25 p.m.

Two years ago, Department of Correction officials said they could cut costs by in-sourcing social and educational programs for detainees. It did not work out.

ICE

NYC Pushes Guidance Barring ICE from Public Buildings Without a Warrant

Feb. 11, 2025, 7:08 p.m.Feb. 11, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

As Mayor Eric Adams faces pressure to cooperate with ICE, a new video with his top lawyer sent out on Tuesday clarified that federal agents should not be allowed inside city buildings without a warrant.

Ligia Zerpa attended a Manhattan Criminal Court hearing for her boyfriend, Kelvin Servita-Arocha, who was charged with assault

Law Enforcement

Migrants at Margins of Times Square Police Scuffle Face Upended Lives

April 5, 2024, 5:01 a.m.April 5, 2024, 11:21 a.m.

A clash with police that produced a flood of viral images and false information has faded from the spotlight but could have long ramifications for two men who mysteriously ended up in ICE custody.

ICE

Misdemeanor Leads Man to ICE Rather Than NYPD

Feb. 10, 2023, 5:02 a.m.Feb. 10, 2023, 3:18 p.m.

That’s not supposed to happen in a sanctuary city. Next week City Council takes up measures to strengthen that status.

Work

How New Yorkers Cut Out of Unemployment and Stimulus Checks Can Tap $2.1B Fund

April 8, 2021, 5:44 p.m.April 8, 2021, 6:52 p.m.

Some 300,000 undocumented New Yorkers are now eligible for help under the historic Excluded Workers Fund established in the state budget. But there are still some more hurdles to get the cash. Here’s a breakdown.

How to New York

What Happens When a New York City Landlord Threatens to Call ICE?

March 3, 2021, 8:44 p.m.May 14, 2024, 3:40 p.m.

THE CITY talked to some experts and got the answer to this common reader question. We found tenants have rights, regardless of immigration status.

Immigrants

State Stiffs Immigration Lawyer Fund Cuomo Once Lauded as ‘Beacon of Hope’

Aug. 3, 2020, 10:09 p.m.Aug. 4, 2020, 10:23 a.m.

Nearly 80 nonprofit organizations are demanding answers after being told that past work for providing free legal representation in immigration cases would not be paid for.