
Arya Sundaram
Race and Justice Unit Reporter at WNYC (New York, NY)
Race and Justice Unit Reporter at Gothamist
race + migration in NYC @wnyc @gothamist • words also in: @nytimes @nymag @guardian @TheAtlantic • 512-650-8767 signal/whatsapp
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2 days ago |
gothamist.com | Arya Sundaram
Immigrants appearing on short notice for required check-ins with a private contractor for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement are being detained following their meetings in Lower Manhattan, sometimes as sobbing family members look on. Gothamist observed at least 14 people, including 10 men and four women, being escorted by masked plainclothes officers after appearing for check-ins Wednesday at the 7 Elk St. office.
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3 days ago |
gothamist.com | Arya Sundaram
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is suing New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor over his arrest last month on charges of trespassing at a federal immigration detention center, arguing he was targeted out of political malice. Baraka, also a candidate in the Democratic primary for New Jersey governor, is seeking monetary damages from acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba for false arrest, malicious prosecution and defamation over the charges, which were later dropped. The suit also names Ricky J.
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4 days ago |
gothamist.com | Arya Sundaram
New York Rep. Jerry Nadler on Monday demanded a congressional investigation into a incident last week, first reported by Gothamist, in which Department of Homeland Security police handcuffed a member of Nadler’s staff in the lawmaker’s Manhattan office. In an interview with CNN, the Democrat told CNN that his office is writing House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep.
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6 days ago |
gothamist.com | Arya Sundaram
In a dramatic incident captured on video, U.S. Department of Homeland Security police Wednesday handcuffed one of Rep. Jerry Nadler aides in the congressmember's Manhattan office, which is in the same federal office building as an immigration courthouse.
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1 week ago |
gothamist.com | Arya Sundaram
The New York City public schools chancellor is encouraging parents to continue sending their children to school after a 20-year-old high school student from Venezuela was detained in New York City immigration court. “New York City Public Schools stands firmly with our students, including our immigrant students, and our schools will always be safe spaces for them,” Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos said in a statement on social media.
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