US EditionDemocrat state officials arrested during protest at immigration facility in Manhattan
Eleven New York elected officials were arrested after staging a sit-in demanding inspection of ICE detention conditions, part of protests involving 77 people over alleged inhumane treatment.
- On Thursday, over 75 individuals, including at least twelve elected representatives from New York, were taken into custody during a demonstration at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan.
- The arrests followed officials demanding access to inspect overcrowded detention facilities amid a federal injunction against ICE's squalid conditions.
- Protesters, including Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Comptroller Brad Lander, staged a sit-in unfurling banners to call for oversight and the removal of ICE from New York.
- Williams announced that earlier in the day he was detained with numerous New Yorkers during a peaceful protest aimed at calling for greater accountability regarding ICE’s harsh detention methods, and he urged government officials to enhance their efforts in supporting immigrant and marginalized communities.
- The event highlighted continued concerns over detainees’ lack of food, medical care, and hygiene access, underscoring calls for legislative reforms and expanded protections for immigrant communities.
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New York Democratic politicians arrested at ICE jail in Manhattan
About a dozen New York state and local elected officials were arrested on Thursday during protests at a Manhattan building where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents operate holding cells cited by a federal judge for inhumane conditions.
Eleven Democratic politicians arrested at ICE jail in Manhattan
About a dozen New York state and local elected officials were arrested on Thursday during protests at a Manhattan building where US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents operate holding cells cited by a federal judge for inhumane conditions.
11 New York Democratic officials arrested in anti-ICE protest at Manhattan’s Federal Plaza
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams among those detained after demanding access to ICE holding cells facing scrutiny for overcrowding - Anadolu Ajansı
New York Democratic politicians arrested at ICE jail in Manhattan | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
NEW YORK >> About a dozen New York state and local elected officials were arrested on Thursday during protests at a Manhattan building where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents operate holding cells cited by a federal judge for inhumane conditions.
New York Democratic Politicians Arrested During Protest At Immigration Jail
About a dozen New York state and local elected officials were arrested on Thursday during protests at a Manhattan building where US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents operate holding cells cited by a federal judge for inhumane conditions.
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