"For five months, amNewYork has documented ICE detainments of people attending their legally mandated court hearings on the 12th and 14th floors of the now infamous facility in Lower Manhattan. However, while these arrests continue to take place, the rate at which they occur has dramatically declined in recent weeks at least the arrests that are visible to the public."
"Volunteers who accompany immigrants to their court-mandated appointments at 26 Federal Plaza told amNewYork that federal agents seem to be apprehending more detainees on the fifth floor, which houses ICE check-ins, a mandatory appointment for individuals released from immigration custody who are awaiting a court hearing or other immigration proceedings. The agency requires people to report in person to ICE to confirm their compliance with release conditions."
ICE has detained immigrants attending legally mandated court hearings on the 12th and 14th floors of 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan for months. Arrests visible in courtrooms have declined recently, while volunteers report increased apprehensions on the fifth floor during ICE check-ins. ICE check-ins are mandatory in-person appointments for individuals released from immigration custody to confirm compliance with release conditions. Volunteers report ICE sometimes arrests multiple people at a time—sometimes upward of five—while they wait for check-ins, and some detentions occur before people reach their appointments. Court observers describe the relocation of enforcement to the fifth floor as a new and brutal practice.
Read at www.amny.com
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