US EditionNYPD investigating release of Palestinian woman’s sealed records to ICE
- The New York City Police Department is investigating a possible policy violation for sharing a sealed report on Palestinian protester Leqaa Kordia with federal immigration authorities in 2024.
- This probe follows disclosures that the Department shared Kordia’s sealed arrest records from a dismissed disorderly conduct charge related to a Columbia University protest last spring, amid the Trump administration's deportation efforts.
- The NYPD provided a four-page report including Kordia’s personal data and arrest summary at the request of Homeland Security Investigations, citing a criminal inquiry exception to city law barring civil immigration assistance.
- Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed the department is reviewing how sealed summons information was released, while Kordia’s attorney Arthur Ago criticized insinuations linking her $1,000 money transfer to Palestine with nefarious activity.
- The case raises concerns about legal limits on police cooperation with immigration enforcement and highlights the broader crackdown on noncitizens involved in Gaza war protests, with Kordia held in a Texas immigration jail since March.
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Criminal-Probe Pretext for NYPD ICE Cooperation Alarms Immigrant Advocates
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch is defending the NYPD’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities currently detaining a Palestinian woman who participated in protests at Columbia University, arguing New York’s strict sanctuary laws don’t apply.But advocates for immigrants say that Tisch is dangerously wrong in the case of the woman, 32-year-old Leqaa Kordia, and in effect cooperating with the Trump administration practice of arresting peo…
NYPD investigating release of Palestinian woman’s sealed records to ICE
The New York Police Department has opened an investigation into whether it improperly shared some information about a Palestinian woman’s arrest with federal immigration authorities in possible violation of departmental policy and the city’s sanctuary laws.
Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Hand Over a Sealed Arrest to Homeland Security?
The New York Police Department is investigating why officers gave U.S. authorities the sealed arrest record of a New Jersey woman who was detained at a protest last year — information that immigration officials are now using to seek her deportation. Under New York State law and department policy, sealed records of arrests or summons cannot be released. But the police gave the documents to Department of Homeland Security investigators who had req…
The Press of Atlantic City
NYPD launches probe into why it gave a Palestinian woman's sealed arrest records to ICE
Police in New York City are investigating whether the department violated policy by sharing a report with federal immigration authorities that included a record of a Palestinian woman's sealed arrest. The report was generated by the NYPD in response to…
San Antonio Express-News
NYPD launches probe into why it gave a record of a Palestinian woman's sealed arrest to ICE
Police in New York City are investigating whether the department violated policy by sharing a report with federal immigration authorities that included a record of a Palestinian woman's sealed arrest. The report was generated by the NYPD in response to a federal request for information about Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman living in New Jersey. While federal authorities said they were investigating Kordia for criminal money laundering, the rec…
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