"The mood inside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan is far less raucous than the ongoing ICE raids in Minnesota but no less tense. Very little has changed in the new year in the hallways of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza. Masked ICE agents continued to roam the hallways on Tuesday looking for individuals to talk to, and potentially detain, on the court docket and due to appear."
"For months on end, ICE agents have detained numerous immigrants attending their legally mandated court hearings. The operations have slowed, but continue, despite the protests of many New Yorkers, immigration advocates, and elected officials who have decried the practice, demanding an immediate end to the unsympathetic enforcement. On Jan. 20, one family appeared to suffer this fate. A father clung to his children, weeping before he entered the court, only to discover that he would be deported to a country from which he did not even hail."
Masked ICE agents continue to patrol the hallways of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, seeking individuals listed on court dockets and potentially detaining them. Operations have slowed but persist despite protests from New Yorkers, immigration advocates, and elected officials who demand an immediate end to the practice. Agents have been overheard discussing national backlash and expressing partisan resentment linked to enforcement actions. Some detentions occur out of public view, with agents following people into elevators and across multiple floors. On Jan. 20 a father wept and clung to his children before court, then learned he would be deported to a country he did not hail from. Not all targeted individuals are detained on every visit.
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