New Federal Government Award Renews Questions About ICE Presence in Orange County
Records show a $172,825 federal contract for office building repairs in Newburgh is funded through ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations office.
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Pennsylvania Proposal to Ban Law Enforcement At Polling Places Reflects Activist Concerns
Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a proposal to explicitly bar federal law enforcement, including ICE agents, from polling places as voting rights groups raise concerns about intimidation and the potential chilling effect on immigrant voters ahead of the 2026 midterms.
ICE to Begin Housing Women at Batavia in New ‘Soft-Sided’ Facility
The $17 million project raises concerns about costs, overcrowding, and detainee treatment, as many individuals have no criminal records, according to U.S. Rep. Timothy Kennedy.
Shifting Strategy Seen as ICE Arrests Surge Across Upstate NY
Total arrests exceeded 600 in July, highlighting a shift in focus towards civil immigration violations.
ICE’s Presence in New York is Surging, Immigrant Rights Activists Say
New York Public News Network | By Jimmy Vielkind Why would an immigration check-in be scheduled for Sunday? That’s what Jean Aurilio wondered last month when she headed to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Malta, about 20 miles north of Albany, with her husband Jesus Carrión. He fled Peru several years ago […]
Hochul Presses Feds for Answers About Expansion of Detention Facilities in New York
New York Public News Network | By Jimmy Vielkind New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is pressing the Trump administration for details on reported expansions of immigration detention facilities in upstate New York. The Democratic governor wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin this week, seeking information about plans to increase capacity at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
Federal Government Leases Newburgh Warehouse for $35.5 Million, Records Suggest ICE Activity
The General Services Administration awarded the 15-year lease to a Texas-based contractor Leverage Enterprises, Inc for a contract value of $35.57 million.
Trump Administration Challenges NY’s New Immigration Law in Court
New York Public News Network | By Jimmy Vielkind The Trump administration is suing New York state over its recently passed immigration law, saying Albany lawmakers overstepped their authority to regulate federal enforcement efforts. In a complaint filed Monday at a federal court in Buffalo, the U.S. Department of Justice argues that the state law enacted as part of […]
New York Farmworker Given Deadline to Self-Deport
Dolores Bustamante has been in this country for 23 years. On Thursday, she was given 30 days to decide whether to self-deport back to Mexico. If she decides to do so, supporters said, relaying the federal directive, she has another 30 days to leave. “Right now, I am not thinking about this. I just want […]
