"At the height of ICE's crackdown inside the courthouse over the summer, there would be upwards of 30 detentions over the course of just several days. Today, he estimates there have been about 30 arrests in the first two months this year. Despite the smaller number of people being taken into custody, Remy stated that the force with which they are taken from their families remains the same."
"The level of violence has really remained consistent. We just had a detention yesterday that, unprovoked, a man was just slammed against a wall. We certainly haven't seen a reduction in the level of violence, it's more a reduction in the raw numbers. But when these arrests happen, they are still happening violently, they still are essentially disappearing folks into a stairwell, or into an elevator."
ICE agents maintain a persistent presence at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, conducting immigration enforcement operations across multiple floors. While arrest numbers have decreased from the summer 2025 crackdown peak—dropping from over 30 detentions in several days to approximately 30 arrests in the first two months of the year—legal experts report that the force and violence accompanying these arrests remain unchanged. Detainees continue to be forcibly removed from courtroom hallways and stairwells, with incidents of unprovoked physical violence documented. Arrests occur on multiple floors including the 12th, 14th, and 5th floors where ICE conducts check-ins, with operations involving numerous masked agents conducting coordinated enforcement actions.
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