Immigration

Flatbush Businesses Report Less Foot Traffic Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown

by Melissa Rose Cooper, Documented Aug. 17, 2026, 4:33 p.m.Aug. 17, 2026, 4:33 p.m.

Immigration enforcement concerns are affecting immigrant-owned businesses in the Brooklyn neighborhood, where merchants report declining foot traffic, staffing challenges and customers afraid to leave home.

Demonstrators stand outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in Newark

Immigration

ICE Belatedly Confirms Death of Third Delaney Hall Detainee

by Gwynne Hogan Aug. 13, 2026, 8:33 a.m.Aug. 13, 2026, 7:41 p.m.

In a statement Thursday night, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Jose Chajon-Raxon, a Guatemalan immigrant, had died after his “release” to a local hospital.

Immigration

A Third Delaney Hall Detainee Has Died, New Jersey Congressman Says

by Gwynne Hogan Aug. 4, 2026, 4:56 p.m.Aug. 4, 2026, 10:44 p.m.

Rep. Rob Menendez said ICE confirmed details of the death, which took place weeks ago, to him during an oversight visit to the facility on Monday.

Immigration

Salvadoran Man Held at Delaney Hall Dies in ICE Custody

by Gwynne Hogan Aug. 3, 2026, 5:25 p.m.Aug. 3, 2026, 11:36 p.m.

The detainee had an extensive medical history, including epilepsy, according to a lawsuit. He had complained about his face and hand going numb just before his death, his mother said.

A group of children walk past a federal building on Varick Street

Immigration

Inside the NYC Courtroom Where Detained Children Face Deportation Without Attorneys

by Gwynne Hogan July 31, 2026, 5:30 a.m.July 31, 2026, 8:18 a.m.

Around 20,000 unaccompanied minors nationwide are set to lose legal services when the federal government ends a contract Friday. One NYC immigration court shows us what that will look like.

Pedestrians walk past Rendr Family Medical in New Dorp, Staten Island,

Immigration

‘We Can Hear Chinese Anywhere Now’: Behind Staten Island’s Immigrant Boom

by Carol Chen July 28, 2026, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 7, 2026, 9:19 a.m.

China is now the top country of origin for foreign-born Staten Islanders.

Immigration

Deportation Orders Soar in NYC as Trump ‘Mega Master’ Hearings Accelerate

by Gwynne Hogan July 21, 2026, 5:00 a.m.July 22, 2026, 4:24 p.m.

A new report finds removal orders for people who missed hearings more than doubled in New York City in June, as a new tactic of hastily scheduled court dates rolled out.

A GEO Group guard gives a tour of an ICE detention center,

Immigration

ICE Held a Minor in Adult Detention for Nearly Two Months, Attorneys Allege

by Gwynne Hogan July 13, 2026, 5:03 a.m.July 13, 2026, 9:29 a.m.

A federal judge Thursday ordered the individual, known only as A.D. in legal filings, to be turned over to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which runs shelters for children.

Immigration

ICE Finds New Justification for Immigration Courthouse Arrests, Despite Court Orders

by Gwynne Hogan July 8, 2026, 2:56 p.m.July 8, 2026, 3:30 p.m.

Federal court orders bar arrests inside NYC immigration courts, but ICE arrested five men in recent weeks citing their criminal history as justification.