Ida Siegal

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ida Siegal

A 20-year-old from Venezuela became the first reported New York City public school student to be detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, being taken into custody following a routine court hearing. Now, there are growing calls for his release. Parents and teachers at Ellis Prep Academy in Manhattan's Marble Hill neighborhood expressed shock after learning that Dylan Lopez Contreras was taken into ICE custody last week.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Ida Siegal

May 28, 2025, 11:22 AM EDTBy A 20-year-old from Venezuela became the first reported New York City public school student to be detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, getting taken into custody following a routine court hearing. Now, there are growing calls for his release.

1 week ago | nbcnewyork.com | Ida Siegal

A 20-year-old from Venezuela became the first reported New York City public school student to be detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents since the start of President Donald Trump's second term, getting taken into custody following a routine court hearing. Now, there are growing calls for his release. Parents and teachers at Ellis Prep Academy in Marble Hill expressed their shock after learning Dylan Lopez Contreras was taken into ICE custody last week.

2 weeks ago | telemundo47.com | Ida Siegal

NUEVA JERSEY -- Deemitri Figueroa solía amar la escuela. Ahora, le teme. Este niño de 12 años de Nueva Jersey dijo que había sido acosado sin cesar por un grupo de niños, tanto que le daba miedo ir a la escuela todos los días. "Lloro hasta quedarme dormido; no me siento nada seguro yendo a la escuela", dijo Deemitri. Noticias de Noreste 24/7 en Telemundo 47. Él y los niños que, según él, lo acosaban cursan sexto grado en la Escuela Secundaria Thomas Jefferson en Fair Lawn.

2 weeks ago | nbcnewyork.com | Ida Siegal

Deemitri Figueroa used to love school. Now, he dreads it. The 12-year-old from New Jersey said he been relentlessly bullied by a particular group of kids so much, he’s scared to go to school every day. "I cry myself to sleep, I don’t feel safe at all going to school," Deemitri said. He and the boys he said have been bullying him are all in the sixth grade at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Fair Lawn. Deemitri said he used to be friends with the kids who are now making his life miserable.