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Arya Sundaram

@aryasundaram.bsky.social

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NYC race + migration reporter for Gothamist/WNYC • past lives @nytimes.com @texastribune.org • words also in @theatlantic.com @theguardian.com @nymag.com • whatsapp/signal = 512-650-8767

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Jul 9

NEW: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions at ICE holding cells in NYC.

No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.

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‘They’re killing us’: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions inside NYC holding site

Immigrants complain of cramped conditions, inadequate food and bathing facilities and sleeping on concrete floors.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · 14d

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Journalist taken to the hospital after clash with officer outside immigration court in NY

The journalist, who works with a Turkish news agency, was put in a neck brace and transported to the hospital.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · 14d

The photojournalist had to be escorted out with a neck brace and a stretcher.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · 14d

An ICE officer pushed a photojournalist to the ground today at immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza in NYC.

The photojournalist couldn't get up afterwards, and EMS was called.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · 26d

BREAKING: Eleven NY city and state elected officials were just arrested by Department of Homeland Security officers.

That's after they demanded to inspect ICE holding rooms at 26 Federal Plaza and refused to leave until they were granted entry.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · 26d

JUST NOW: NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social was arrested by DHS police a SECOND time at 26 Federal Plaza.

Lander refused to leave the 10th floor until he was allowed to inspect ICE holding cells there.

He was arrested with 10 other state elected officials.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Trump admin has moved to restart thousands of paused immigration court cases -- another tactic in the "mass deportation" effort.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Aug 12

Link to the order below. t.co/f2xY0Qyzbp

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.647291/gov.uscourts.nysd.647291.65.0.pdf

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Aug 12

BREAKING: A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order requiring that ICE holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza meet certain minimum conditions.

ICE is now required to provide beds, toothbrushes, and calls with attorneys within 24 hours of being detained.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Aug 8

NYPD arrested at least 15 protestors who sat in crosswalks in front of the building and refused to move.

This came after religious leaders were refused entry into the building.

Protestors chanted, "No hate, no fear, ICE is not welcome here!"

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Aug 8

A crowd of roughly 60 protestors chant "No human being will ever be illegal!" outside 26 Federal Plaza, where ICE agents are routinely detaining immigrants after immigration court proceedings

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Aug 6

NY Reps @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co @repespaillat.bsky.social @velazquez.house.gov visit Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, which is holding ICE detainees, for an unannounced oversight visit.

Espaillat asked a masked federal officer, “Can I see your face?”

The officer refused.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · Jul 14

A big deal. As @aryasundaram.bsky.social explains, sponsors intend this bill to “decriminalize” street vending.

Like the 19th century Lower East Side pushcart peddlers were, many vendors are immigrants. Police ticketing vendors brings criminal charges, now putting them at risk for targeting by ICE.

Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · Jul 14

“City Council is righting wrongs of the past to ensure street vendors are regulated like the small business owners they are,” said Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez of @streetvendorproj.bsky.social.

👇Learn about the bill that hopes to provide some relief for street vendors.
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NYC street vendors would catch a break under new City Council measure

A bill passed by councilmembers would decriminalize certain violations of vending laws.

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The Brian Lehrer Show @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social · Jul 14

Today:
- Meet mayoral candidate @jimfornyc.bsky.social,
- @brigidbergin.bsky.social on local politics,
- @wsj.com's Allison Pohle on TSA changes,
- @aryasundaram.bsky.social on an ICE facility in Manhattan,
- Columbia Law's Elora Mukherjee on TPS rollbacks

Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org

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Gothamist @gothamist.com · Jul 9

‘They’re killing us’: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions inside NYC holding site https://gothamist.com/news/theyre-killing-us-immigrants-complain-of-inhumane-conditions-inside-nyc-holding-site

‘They’re killing us’: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions inside NYC holding site

A masked federal agent looks directly at the camera as someone is detained and brought downstairs at 26 Federal Plaza. Immigrants complain of cramped conditions, inadequate food and bathing facilities and sleeping on concrete floors. [ more › ]

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Jul 9

‘They’re killing us’: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions inside NYC holding site

Immigrants complain of cramped conditions, inadequate food and bathing facilities and sleeping on concrete floors.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Jul 8

"Come witness for yourself"

@bradlander.bsky.social urges New Yorkers and elected officials to observe immigration court hearings at 26 Federal Plaza.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Jun 18

WATCH as @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co and @nadler.house.gov argue with Bill Joyce, ICE deputy field office director, to inspect holding cells in Lower Manhattan.

"You have no right to say no to us. That's a matter of law," Nadler said.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Jun 18

Reps. Nadler and Goldman were barred today from inspecting ICE holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza.

That’s after Reps. Velazquez and Espaillat tried to do the same earlier this month.

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Reps. Nadler and Goldman barred from inspecting ICE holding cells in NYC

An official told the lawmakers that immigrants slept on the floor and on benches overnight, but said the facility was no detention center.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Jun 18

Yes thanks for the correx Eileen!

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Jun 18

Congressmen Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman enter 26 Federal Plaza to observe immigration court and ICE offices.

Rep Lander was detained here yesterday.

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · Jun 17

Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Jun 16

ICE has made at least about a dozen arrests in recent weeks in Home Depots in New Rochelle and Long Island, according to advocates and witnesses.

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Immigration police making their presence known at NYC-area Home Depots

Even where there have been no arrests, workers say they fear being detained.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Jun 12

Dylan, the Bronx high school student arrested by ICE, speaks out from immigration detention.

“All I want is to go home so I can continue studying, to see the people who I love, and to be free.”

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Dylan, Bronx high school student arrested by ICE, speaks out from immigration detention

“All I want is to go home so I can continue studying, to see the people who I love, and to be free,” Dylan said in a statement translated by his attorneys.

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Jun 12

The Department of Justice is suing NY state for its law blocking ICE from going to state and local courts.

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Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Stop New York’s Unlawful “Protect Our Courts Act” from Obstructing Immigration Enforcement

WASHINGTON - On Thursday, the United States filed a complaint against the State of New York, challenging state policies that blocked immigration officials from arresting individuals at or near New Yor...

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Arya Sundaram @aryasundaram.bsky.social · Jun 11

An undocumented couple was arrested for shoplifting $160 worth of merchandise in Rotterdam, NY.

Local police separated them from their daughter and handed them over to ICE.

It's one of the first known applications of the Laken Riley Act in New York state.

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How a shoplifting arrest in upstate NY summoned ICE and separated a family

The case represents one of the first tests of the Laken Riley Law in the state.

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