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New York lawmakers arrested for blocking Ice access to federal building

Arrests include 11 city officials who had demanded to see the conditions of an Ice intake facility on the 10th floor

The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2025

Democratic lawmakers, including Brad Lande, among the 15 arrested after anti-ICE protest at New York City immigration holding facility

Eleven officials were detained inside the government’s 26 Federal Plaza building

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025

Faith-based activist groups celebrate after Costco bails on selling abortion pill

‘They have nothing to gain and much to lose by becoming abortion dispensaries,’ Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Michael Ross said

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

Brutal video reveals makeshift ICE detention facility in Manhattan where immigrants sleep on floors next to toilets

Dozens of people have been locked in a small room that Trump’s administration denies is a detention center

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

Will Zohran Mamdani help or hurt New York’s economy?

Free buses, rent freezes and city-run grocery stores won over Democratic voters as investor class pushes back.

Al Jazeera · Jul 21, 2025

US protesters call for Democrats to face Trump and ‘fight, fight, fight with every tool available’

Day of rallies across US hears demands for more united, organized and aggressive party opposing Republicans

The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2025

Ice chief says he will continue to allow agents to wear masks during arrest raids

Legal advocates and attorneys general argue practice poses accountability issues and contributes to climate of fear

The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2025

Volunteers flock to immigration courts to support migrants arrested in the hallways

A diverse group of volunteers from faith leaders to grandmothers to retired lawyers have been escorting people to immigration courts across the country

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025

'A Trap' - Asylum Seekers Arrested After Attending US Courts

In gloomy corridors outside a Manhattan courtroom, masked agents target and arrest migrants attending mandatory hearings -- part of US President Donald Trump's escalating immigration crackdown.

International Business Times · Jul 18, 2025

Elon Musk’s Tesla finally sets a shareholder meeting date amid doubts about his long-denied $56 billion pay package

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander told Fortune the announcement was a “welcome, if belated, recognition that the rule of law applies to everyone—even the world’s richest man and his company.”

Fortune · Jul 10, 2025