"NYPD arrested Kordia at a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024, but quickly dropped the charges and sealed the records. Those records should never have seen the light of day again. Instead, NYPD shared them with ICE, who used them to initiate deportation proceedings. This isn't a one-off leak. It's the predictable consequence of NYC's out-of-control surveillance infrastructure."
"The Department of Correction records all calls into and out of jails, including privileged attorney-client calls, and shares them with prosecutors, and there is evidence that ICE may also have access to those call recordings. NYPD uses its discredited gang database to partner with ICE in arresting dozens of New Yorkers on inflated charges."
"Mayor Mamdani has condemned these practices in his own words. To resist ICE's deportation campaign, he pledged to protect all personal data from [being shared with] other jurisdictions. He blasted facial recognition for criminaliz[ing] just existing. But eight weeks into his administration, Mamdani has yet to act."
Leqaa Kordia has spent a year in ICE detention despite two judicial release orders, following NYPD's arrest at a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. Though charges were dropped and records sealed, NYPD shared them with ICE, initiating deportation proceedings. This reflects NYC's broader surveillance infrastructure designed for frictionless inter-agency data sharing. The Department of Correction records all jail calls, including attorney-client communications, sharing them with prosecutors and potentially ICE. NYPD uses its gang database to partner with ICE in arrests, while the Fire Department shares facial recognition tools with NYPD, circumventing the department's own ban. Mayor Mamdani has condemned these practices but has not yet implemented protective measures eight weeks into his administration.
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