US EditionLawmakers in Handcuffs After Protesting ICE Detention in Manhattan
Eleven Democratic lawmakers were arrested during a sit-in at the ICE detention center, protesting conditions deemed unlawful by a federal judge, after an hour-long standoff.
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New York Lawmakers Arrested for Protesting Immigrant Detention Center Conditions - Real News Now
Last week saw 11 prominent lawmakers from New York detained by the Homeland Security police; their offense was demanding transparency and access to an obscured immigrant detention center located in Lower Manhattan. These arrests, which occurred at 26 Federal Plaza, took place following a standoff of about 60 minutes, where the elected representatives adamantly held their ground outside the detention center. They vehemently voiced their demands, …
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera Arrested & Later Released in Manhattan Amid ICE Protest
STATE SEN. GUSTAVO Rivera (S.D. 33) and ten other elected officials were arrested on Thursday evening, Sept. 18, 2025 at Federal Plaza courthouse in Manhattan amid an ICE protest. Still image courtesy of State Sen. Gustavo Rivera State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) as well as 70 others, including seemingly ten other elected officials, including City Comptroller and former Democratic mayoral candidate, Brad Lander, were arrested on Thursday eveni…
Homeland Security Arrests Assemblymember Tony Simone and Ten State Lawmakers Inside 26 Federal Plaza
Department of Homeland Security police officers arrested 11 local elected officials inside lower Manhattan’s federal building who had demanded access to ICE’s shadowy holding area on the building’s 10th floor. The group included 10 state lawmakers, all Democrats, along with Assemblymember Tony Simone. Meanwhile, the NYPD arrested other protesters outside the building, including Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. Homeland security officers arrest …
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