NEW YORK (AP) More than a dozen elected officials were arrested Thursday while protesting conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility where a federal judge this week extended a court order requiring the government to shape up its treatment of detainees. Eleven officials were arrested while attempting to inspect holding rooms on the 10th floor of the government's 26 Federal Plaza building in Manhattan, according to a coalition of politicians, advocates and faith leaders involved in the protest.
MANHATTAN, New York -- At least 11 elected officials have been arrested at a sit-in protesting against ICE outside Federal Plaza Immigration Court in Manhattan on Thursday, according to police. Demonstrators say immigrant New Yorkers have been illegally detained in the building, usually after routine hearings. They say the practice must stop. Comptroller Brad Lander, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, State Senator Julia Salazar and Assemblywoman Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas were among the elected officials who were arrested.
