NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
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Mayor-Elect Mamdani Says NYPD Spying on ICE Courtwatch Group Under Commissioner Tisch Is 'Deeply Troubling'
Mamdani said he will be speaking with Tisch, whom he is retaining in his administration, about the investigation.
Masked Federal Agents Storm Canal Street in Raid Targeting Immigrant Vendors
During the raid, small crowds formed near agents, with protesters calling them "fucking fascists" and "scum."
Taxi TV Is MAGA Now
New York City taxi riders are now served conservative news segments during their trips.
Federal Agents Ordered to Stop the Bait and Switch Arrests in NYC Immigration Courts
Agents had previously used the tactic to arrest immigrants and place them in sped-up deportation proceedings. For the past few weeks however, they've just been arresting people at will.
Judge Orders ICE to Stop Barbaric Treatment of Immigrants Detained in Lower Manhattan
Detainees had described "horrific" and unsanitary conditions, with dozens of people packed into a single room, little food, and scant access to attorneys.
What ICE Agents Talk About When They Think Nobody Is Listening
Cat videos, “The Good Place,” and free Slurpies: these are the topics of conversation among federal agents between arrests in immigration court.
How Trump's Deportation Machine Is Disappearing New Yorkers
ICE is ramping up arrests in the city, as federal agents detain people with open immigration cases who would normally not be subject to detention.
Thousands of Guinean Migrants Came to New York City. This Weekend, Two of Guinea's Biggest Pop Stars Came to Them
"If he sees me out partying, he'll tell my mom back in Conakry that I'm a bandit!" said one concertgoer of another, his uncle.
'It Felt Like ICE Gone Rogue': The Masked Men of Lower Manhattan
Longtime immigration court observers say that federal agents working for ICE have created an unprecedented atmosphere of terror in their quest to deport as many New Yorkers as they can.
![[UPDATED] NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Arrested by Masked Federal Agents While Escorting Immigrant from Court](/content/images/size/w30/2025/06/brad-arrest.jpg)
[UPDATED] NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Arrested by Masked Federal Agents While Escorting Immigrant from Court
This was the third time Lander had been accompanying people to and from their immigration hearings.
The FDNY Sped to ICE Headquarters for a Bogus 911 Call: 'They Used Us'
After the fire truck pulled up to the federal building where more than 100 people are being held, a van of the sort ICE uses to transport detainees sped out past protesters.