ICE SWOOPS ON 26 FEDERAL PLAZA: NYC COURT ARRESTS SURGE AS AG LETITIA JAMES FIGHTS INDEFINITE DETENTION RULE

ICE intensified courthouse arrests at Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza on Sept. 3, seizing multiple people in rapid succession as witnesses looked on. New York Attorney General Letitia James is moving to block a DHS proposal critics say would curtail bond hearings and enable prolonged detention, filing an amicus brief with 19 counterparts. The spike fits an ongoing NYC pattern of intermittent enforcement surges at 26 Federal Plaza amid legal challenges over detention conditions and due process. Advocates warn the policy could harm families and children while litigation proceeds.